- Williams defeats world No 1 Halep 6–1, 4–6, 6–4
- Karolina Pliskova awaits for Williams in quarter-finals
The last time Serena Williams came to Melbourne, she was five weeks pregnant and went on to win the Australian Open for the seventh time. On day eight of the 2019 championships, two years older at 38, she dredged up a sliver of her old magic to hold off the robust challenge of the world No1 Simona Halep and edge closer to joining Margaret Court on the all-time record of 24 majors.
It was a typically mercurial performance, that swung between brilliant and desperate.
Written by Kevin Mitchell at Melbourne Park
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/jan/21/serena-williams-clinches-tense-third-set-to-dispatch-world-no1-simona-halep-tennis-australian-open under the title “Serena Williams too hot for Simona Halep in tense Australian Open battle”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
