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BRISBANE
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Williams wins the 47th title of her career; three more than any
other active player and the 10th most in history. -
Williams' win-loss record in finals now stands at 47-15, and
29-9 in hardcourt finals. -
Williams is the first player to win the title without dropping a
set since Victoria Azarenka did so at the inaugural staging of the
tournament
in 2009. -
Williams has now won 52 of her last 54 matches (the only losses
since April 2012 coming to Razzano at the French Open and to Kerber in
Cincinnati). -
Williams improves to 4-0 head-to-head against Pavlyuchenkova. -
Pavlyuchenkova falls to 3-2 in WTA finals; this was her first
Premier final. -
Williams will stay at No.3, while Pavlyuchenkova is projected to
rise to No.24 when the post-tournament rankings are released. -
Mattek-Sands
and Mirza win
their
third WTA title together; Mattek-Sands now has 11 career titles to her
name,
while Mirza has 15. Final
Quotes Serena
Williams:
"Today was really good. I
kind of zoned, where I'm in a really calm place and not panicking, I'm
not
overthinking it and not just blasting every ball. I get really calm and
kind of
serene. It was a really good week in Brisbane, for sure. I definitely
worked
hard for this week, and I'm going to do a little more work so I can be
ready in
eight days." |