Serena Williams defeats the courageous Italian Camila Giorgi in the first round.
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How Serena Williams made the AO Final
Su-Wei Hsieh from Taiwan found a rampaging Serena Williams too difficult to handle in her round 2 loss.
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How Serena Williams made the AO Final
Serena Williams wins in straight sets 6-1 6-1 and in turn giving the young 18 year-old Russian Daria Kasatkina some valuable Grand Slam experience.
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How Serena Williams made the AO Final
Serena Williams won effortless against another young Russian tennis star of the future, Margarita Gasparyan on her way to the Quarter-Finals.
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How Serena Williams made the AO Final
Serena Williams collected the trifecta of Russian players when defeating Maria Sharapova in straight sets. The win one step closer to her 22nd Grand Slam final win.
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How Serena Williams made the AO Final
Agnieszka Radwanska found herself on the back foot in the Semi-final clash with Serena Williams. The first set won by Serena Williams 6-0 with the second set more competitive. That was until Radwanska lost her serve in the ninth game allowing Williams to serve for the match and book her place in the final.
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Serena Williams will join Steffi Graf on 22 grand slam wins if successful in the Australian Open final. Take a look at her road to Saturday's decider.