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| 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.