The 29-year-old, who appeared in her first Grand Slam final since the 2017 US Open, denied the number one ranked player her third consecutive Australian Open title, with a 6-3, 2-6, 7-5 victory in Rod Laver Arena. In a game that went right down the wire, the 29-year-old delivered the knockout punch in the final moments of the deciding set to claim her first-ever major title.