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Tennis: Williams wins second set to level Australian final

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AFP 30/01/2016 | 10:27 MYT
Tennis: Williams wins second set to level Australian final
Serena Williams of the US plays a forehand return during her women's singles final match against Germany's Angelique Kerber on day thirteen of the 2016 Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 30, 2016. - AFP Photo/William West
Defending champion Serena Williams hit back to win the second set of the Australian Open final against Angelique Kerber on Saturday as she seeks a record-equalling 22nd major title.

Williams, after dropping her first set of the tournament 6-4, broke Germany's Kerber in the fourth game and eventually served it out 6-3 to take the final into a deciding third set.

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