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S. Williams' path to Australian Open title

Xinhua, January 31, 2015 Adjust font size:

Following is Serena Williams' path to the Australian Open title after she beat Maria Sharapova in the final on Saturday (prefix denotes seeding):

1-Serena Williams (United States)

1st rd: bt Alison Van Uytvanck (Belgium) 6-0, 6-4

2nd rd: bt Vera Zvonareva (Russia) 7-5, 6-0

3rd rd: bt 26-Elina Svitolina (Ukraine) 4-6, 6-2, 6-0

4th rd: bt 24-Garbine Muguruza (Spain) 2-6, 6-3, 6-2

Quarter-finals: 11-bt Dominika Cibulkova (Slovakia) 6-2, 6-2

Semi-finals: bt Madison Keys (United States) 7-6 (7/5), 6-2

Final: bt 2-Maria Sharapova (Russia) 6-3, 7-6 (7/5)

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