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Tennis: Williams beats Sharapova to win Australian Open title

Williams of the U.S. reacts after winning a point against Sharapova of Russia during their women's singles final match at the Australian Open 2015 tennis tournament in Melbourne

Top seed Serena Williams clinched her 19th grand slam title with a 6-3 7-6(5) victory over Maria Sharapova in the final of the Australian Open on Saturday.

It was Williams' sixth title at Melbourne Park and it moved her into a tie with fellow American Helen Wills Moody in third on the all-time list after she joined Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert on 18 at last year's U.S. Open.

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