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Defending champion Serena Williams defeated Justine Henin in the final, 6–4, 3–6, 6–2 to win the women's singles title at the 2010 Australian Open. It was her fifth Australian Open singles title and twelfth major singles title overall, surpassing the Open Era record (jointly held by Margaret Court, Steffi Graf, Monica Seles and Evonne Goolagong Cawley) for the most Australian Open ...
The 2010 Australian Open was a tennis tournament that took place in Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, from 18 to 31 January. It was the 98th edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam event of the year. In the singles competition, Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams were the defending champions.
The two then traded breaks which saw Williams lead with a break, and never looked back as Williams took the final three games to win the grand slam title. Williams' five Australian singles titles is the most by any woman in the Open Era (since 1968), surpassing the four held by Margaret Court, Evonne Goolagong Cawley, Steffi Graf, and Monica Seles.
In the Australian Open, Serena Williams (2003, 2005, 2007, 2009–2010, 2015, 2017) has the most victories, with seven. The record for most consecutive titles is three held by the following players: Margaret Court (1969–1971), Evonne Goolagong (1974–1976), Steffi Graf (1988–1990), Monica Seles (1991–1993), Martina Hingis (1997–1999).
At the 2015 Australian Open, 19-year-old American Madison Keys made her first Grand Slam semifinal. She'd beaten Venus Williams to get there, and would be denied an appearance in the final by ...
This marks the fifth time Federer made the final at the Australian Open. [13] Serena and Venus Williams won in the final against Cara Black and Liezel Huber 6–4, 6–3. The Australian Open women's doubles title in 2010 gives them back-to-back championships, and four overall in doubles at this slam.
By winning the 2010 Australian Open, Serena Williams tied Billie Jean King with 12 Grand Slam Singles titles. Roger Federer won his 16th Grand Slam Singles title (at the Australian Open) to improve his record of most Grand Slam Singles titles won by a man in the open era.
View Article The post Down but not out, Serena Williams into Australian Open quarterfinals seeking milestone appeared first on TheGrio. Serena Williams tumbled to the ground, her heavily taped ...