Australian Open 2015 Results: Winner, Score, Stats from Women’s Final

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Published: January 31, 2015

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Serena Williams used superior serving and overall firepower to defeat Maria Sharapova 6-3, 7-6 (5) in the Australian Open women's final.



It marked the 19th career Grand Slam title for Williams and her sixth triumph in this tournament. Only Steffi Graf's 22 major titles are more than Williams' total in the Open era.

Nick Zaccardi of NBCSports.com brought up a relevant timeline in that context:



Even at age 33, Williams doesn't appear to be slowing down anytime soon.

ESPN Stats and Info alluded to how impressive Williams' win at Melbourne Park was, considering she'd gone since 2010 without winning the season's first major event:



As for the numbers from the match itself—courtesy of AusOpen.com—they reflect more than anything the edge Williams has over all her other opponents in terms of sheer skill and the velocity she can generate on her serve and groundstrokes.

In short, some shots Williams hits are simply untouchable—even for a gritty, all-court athlete like Sharapova.

Williams smashed 18 aces to Sharapova's five, and each player had four double faults. First-serve percentage was a big key, as Williams held a 65 to 58 edge in that category, winning 84 percent of her points when her opening serve was in play.



That Sharapova managed to win 62 percent of Williams' second-serve points is a testament to the Russian star's counterpunching ability. The innate trait helped Sharapova stave off multiple match points in the second round and rally to the final.

It just wasn't enough to overcome Williams, whose 25 errors were more than Sharapova hit (15), but the American legend put away 38 winners to the Russian's 21.

To get the one-set advantage on her relentless adversary, Williams capitalized on all three break chances, but missed on all four of those opportunities in the second. She then ...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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