Serena Williams’ path to the Australian Open title after she beat Maria Sharapova in the final on Saturday (x denotes seeding):
Serena Williams (USA x1)
1st rd: bt Alison Van Uytvanck (BEL) 6-0, 6-4
2nd rd: bt Vera Zvonareva (RUS) 7-5, 6-0
3rd rd: bt Elina Svitolina (UKR x26) 4-6, 6-2, 6-0
4th rd: bt Garbine Muguruza (ESP x24) 2-6, 6-3, 6-2
Quarter-finals: bt Dominika Cibulkova (SVK x11) 6-2, 6-2
Semi-finals: bt Madison Keys (USA) 7-6 (7/5), 6-2
Final: bt Maria Sharapova (RUS x2) 6-3, 7-6 (7/5)