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 19th 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.”
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