It’s official, Serena Williams has defeated Maria Sharapova in a mere 63 minutes to win her third Australian Open singles title and eighth Grand Slam. Final score, 6-1, 6-2. To say that Serena spanked Sharapova would be a severe understatement. Sharapova could neither serve nor return the ball, Williams could do nothing but, therein lies [...]

Williams is up 2-0 in the second and possibly decisive set in the 2007 Australian Open women’s final. She just served at 122 mph, the fastest serve clocked during the championship. Though Williams did double fault at deuce in the last game, she is playing close to flawless, choreographing Sharapova’s every step for her. C’mon, [...]

We’re seeing big hitting on one side of the net anyway. Sharapova is literally running to keep up. Except for the shot where Maria actually hit Serena with the ball in the stomach… and the momentum shifted, albeit temporarily. Sharapova managed to win only a game in the first set, ending it 6-1.

Underdog Serena Williams is thoroughly dominating Maria Sharapova in the first set (3-0) winning the last game 40-love. Williams’s opening serve was 155 kmh, Sharapova’s was 181 kmh. Williams had the first ace, clocked at 197 kmh. Each of these women is on a 13 match win streak, one won’t make it to 14… Maria, [...]

As part of the excitement leading up to tonight’s 2007 Australian Open women’s finals match, let’s review the ladies’ stats thus far. Below we list the facts on both Maria Sharapova and Serena Williams, as well as their opponents and scores so far in the tournament. If the opponent’s name appears in green you can [...]

Attention, tennis fans! Tomorrow night Maria Sharapova and Serena Williams compete to win the year’s first Grand Slam victory, the Australian Open, in what looks to be one killer match. One half of the draw worked out, Sharapova is the number one seed and expected to win her bracket. Sharapova demolished Clijsters (6-4, 6-2) to [...]