B D NarayankarSerena Williams swept her fourth Australian Open title and hijacked the world number one ranking after defeating Dinara Safina.
It just took 59 minutes for Williams to maul her Russian challenger 6-0, 6-3 to join an elite club of players to have won at least 10 grand slam singles titles.
The Australian Open is Williams' most successful slam. She also has three US Opens, two Wimbledons and a French Open crown. Her haul places her seventh in the list of women's grand slam title leaders, but some way behind Australian Margaret Court with 24.
Had world number three Safina defeated Williams in the title clash, she would have instead claimed the world number one slot, but that wasn't to be.
Williams raced through the opening set in only 22 minutes. Safina managed to win only eight points in the opening set.
Williams rolled through the next three games to stretch into a 4-1 lead as Safina threw plaintive looks to her coach in the crowd.
Safina held to trail 4-2 and the Williams took to the service line again. She hammered down an ace to open before rolling her shoulder like a boxer loosening up.
It was not long before she delivered the knockout blow.
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