Serena cruises to title

Originally published on: 26/02/10 12:16

The nervy Russian double-faulted three times in her opening service game and Williams punished her mistakes as she powered through the first set 6-0.

Safina broke immediately in the second set but struggled on serve and Williams completed the rout 6-3 in just 58 minutes for her 10th Grand Slam title.

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By Tim Farthing

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