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Serena Williams Holds Australian Trophy, Again

MELBOURNE, Australia —The women’s final had finished in less than an hour, and Serena Williams was walking down the hall in Melbourne Park lined with photos of past Australian Open champions, including herself.

Pool photo by Lucas Dawson
Serena Williams won her fourth Australian Open singles title.

Locked in her arms was the large silver, Daphne Akhurst trophy that goes to the women’s champion.

“It’s mine again,” Williams said in a lilting voice.

The American champion got no argument from Dinara Safina on Saturday night. After two weeks of uncertainty about the true state of Williams’s form, suddenly there was none as Williams swept through the first set in 22 minutes. She then rolled most comfortably to her fourth Australian Open singles title and 10th Grand Slam singles title by the lopsided score of 6-0, 6-3.

The victory means that Williams, not Safina, will be number one when the latest rankings are released on Monday.

Serena Williams Holds Australian Trophy, Again – NYTimes.com.

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