Published: January 21, 2019
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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 37, she dredged up a sliver of her old magic to hold off the robust challenge of the world No 1 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.
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