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Serena Williams won her first title in two years when she defeated No. 1 ranked player in women’s tennis, Maria Sharapova 6-1, 6-2 to win the Australian Open today.

Sharapova was run down by the Williams’ power and aggression, punctuated by fist pumps and glares.

Serena told Yahoo News that she was inspired by the memory of her sister, Yetunde Price, who was killed in 2003.

Usually I write, Look at the ball, move forward, do this, do that. Today I just had one word. My note was just Yetunde. Every changeover I looked at it and I just thought about how happy she would have been … about what an amazing sister she was to me. I just said, ‘Serena, this has to be more than enough to motivate me.’ And I think it was.

[read more @ YAHOO]

Williams entered the Australian Open ranked No. 81 in the world. But as she exits the tournament her projected ranking is 14, which is a phenomenal achievement.

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