Serena Loses First Set, Then Dominates for Title ; Williams Defeats Davenport to Win Australian Open

The Columbian › January 30, 2005

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MELBOURNE, Australia Serena Williams beat top-ranked Lindsay Davenport 2-6, 6-3, 6-0 in the Australian Open final early today, making a stirring comeback after injuring her back in the opening game.

Williams stretched her winning streak at Melbourne Park to 14 matches and captured her seventh career Grand Slam singles title, ending an 18-month drought without one.

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Serena Loses First Set, Then Dominates for Title ; Williams Defeats Davenport to Win Australian Open

She beat sister Venus to win the final here two years ago when the Williams sisters were at the top of women's tennis but couldn't defend the title last year because of a knee injury....

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