So at the end of it all, the two top seeds stand triumphant, and have now combined to win 11 Australian Opens.
1) Serena Williams (USA) def. 2) Maria Sharapova (RUS) 6-3 7-6
-Serena wins 19th major title, she is now alone in 2nd behind Graf's 22 in the open era
-It is her 6th Australian Open ('03,'05,'07,'09,'10)
-It is her 65th career title
-She is now 1567 pts ahead of Sharapova in the rankings
-She is now 17-2 vs Sharapova
1) Novak Djokovic (SRB) def. 6) Andy Murray (GBR) 7-6 6-7 6-3 6-0
-Djokovic wins 8th major title, which is tied for 5th in the open area with several others behind Federer, Nadal, Sampras, and Borg
-It is his 5th Australian Open ('08,'11-'13)
-It is his 59th career title
-He is now 3800 pts ahead of Federer in the rankings
-Murray drops to 2-6 in major finals
ATP Top 10: Djokovic, Federer, Nadal, Murray, Nishikori, Raonic, Berdych, Cilic, Wawrinka, Ferrer
WTA Top 10: Serena, Sharapova, Halep, Kvitova, Wozniacki, Ivanovic, Bouchard, Radwanska, Makarova, Kerber
(Venus is up to #11, Keys to #20)
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