Serena Williams Lifts 19th Grand Slam Title To beat Maria Sharapova and Tie Helen Wills Moody In 19 Slams – Australian Open

Written by: Staff on 31st January 2015

Serena Williams Lifts 19th Grand Slam Title To beat Maria Sharapova and Tie Helen Wills Moody In 19 Slams - Australian Open |

SERENA WILLIAM’S PLAYS THRU A COLD AND OTHER ISSUES TO HOIST THE WINNERS TROPHY AGAIN ! IT WAS A HARD FOUGHT BATTLE BY TWO GREAT COMPETITORS. MARIA WAS A VERY GRACIOUS RUNNER UP.

Results – Saturday, January 31, 2015
Singles – Final
(1) Serena Williams (USA) d. Maria Sharapova (RUS) 63 76(5)

Doubles – Final (played Friday)
Mattek-Sands/Safarova (USA/CZE) d. (14) Y.Chan/J.Zheng (TPE/CHN) 64 76(5)

Final Tidbits :
- Williams wins the 19^th Grand Slam title of her career and sixth at the Australian Open; she is now second on the list of Open Era major winners, three behind Graf.
– Williams now has 65 WTA titles, 19 more than any other active player and the seventh most in history.
– Williams’s win-loss record in Grand Slam finals now stands at 19-4, and 6-0 at the Australian Open.
- Williams came from a set down in the third (Svitolina) and fourth rounds (Muguruza); these were the only sets she dropped all week.
- Williams improves to 17-2 head-to-head against Sharapova, having won the last 16 encounters.
- Sharapova falls to 5-5 in Grand Slam finals; three of these defeats have come at the Australian Open.
- Williams and Sharapova will remain at No.1 and No.2 respectively in the new rankings; they will also occupy the No.1 and No.2 spots on the Road To Singapore leaderboard.
– Mattek-Sands and Safarova win their first Grand Slam title in their first event together; Mattek-Sands now has 14 WTA titles, while Safarova has five.
– Mattek-Sands and Safarova are the first newly formed team to win a Grand Slam since Dechy and Safina at the 2007 US Open.

Final Quotes

Serena Williams: “I have to congratulate Maria, who played a wonderful, wonderful match tonight. She really pushed me tonight. She played so well and gave us a great final – not only for you guys, but for women’s tennis and all of the sponsors who support our sport and all of us. I’m honored to play you in the final.”

Maria Sharapova: “It’s been a long couple of weeks here for me. I was almost down and out in the second round, and I gave myself a second life in this tournament. It wasn’t enough today, but I love it here. I’ve had some of my best memories on this court and my toughest losses, but that’s life as a tennis player.”

Editor’s Note:

There’s a book in the works by World famous tennis historian Jeanne Cherry on the life of Helen Wills Moody. ( also called Little Miss Poker Face ) We know Jeanne well, and admire her for many reasons one is her devotion to Tennis. We love her prior book on tennis collectibles . This book on Helen, who won 19 Grand Slam titles is a work in progress ( years and years ) . But it’s going to do the Grand Lady justice. Funny earlier in the tourney Chris Evert was surprised in looking at her TV commentator books or facts and she seemed shocked that 19 wasn’t a new number for a champion…. Helen won Wimbledon 8 times in 9 tries. She won the U.S. Open 7 times. This part is amazeballs. Ready. She did not lose a single set in singles from 1927-1932. We would have loved to see her matches against the great Suzanne Lenglen.

Tennis is in a “GOLDEN AGE ” but there was an earlier “GOLDEN AGE ” ….

Topics: American tennis news, Australian Open, Australian Open 2015, Chris Evert, Helen Wills Moody, Jeanne Cherry, Maria Sharapova, Serena Williams, women singles champion, Women Tennis

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January 31, 2015 at 9:32 am

@serenawilliams Lifts 19th Title Against @MariaSharapova & Tie Helen Wills Moody In 19 Slams @AustralianOpen http://t.co/8v2uBnT9l7 #tennis