The 10th what? The 10th grand slam singles title of her career. Serena Williams defeated Dinara Safina in the Australian Open finals 6-0, 6-3. It's her fourth singles crown Down Under.
Jelena Dokic, once the NO. 4-ranked player in women's golf, is having her best Grand Slam in years at the 2009 Australian Open. She's into the quarterfinals for the first time in her career at the Aussie. Dokic's sad fall from the heights of women's tennis is told well in this post in the Yahoo Tennis Blog. Now that she's broken away from her tyrannical and erratic father, perhaps she'll break back toward the top of the rankings.
Caroline Wozniacki seems to be generating a lot of searches during this Australian Open timeframe. So here you go. Wozniacki, the 11th seed, lost in the third round to Jelena Dokic, 6-3, 1-6, 2-6.
Hey, if Elena Dementieva wants to frolic in the surf, well, by golly, she's earned the right. We're only 2 1/2 weeks into 2009 and Dementieva already has two WTA singles titles won.
On Saturday, she got past Dinara Safina, 6-3, 2-6, 6-1, to win the Medibank International in Sydney, a warmup for the Australian Open. It is Dementieva's 13th career WTA singles title.
Maria Sharapova has withdrawn from the 2009 Australian Open. The defending champion has been battling a shoulder injury and her recovery is taking longer than expected.
Marta Domachowska is Polish and turned pro in 2001. She has six ITF singles titles in her career to date, two ITF doubles titles and one WTA doubles title. Her career high singles ranking to date was No. 37, achieved in 2006.