Australian Open Crisis Center, Day 13

By Peter BodoPublished January 31, 2009

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 21: Spectators at Rod Laver arena watch the match between Jelena Dokic of Australia and Anna Chakvetadze of Russia during day three of the 2009 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 21, 2009 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Mark Kolbe/Getty Images) — © 2009 Getty Images

Hi all. With the women's singles final starting shortly, here's today's place for discussing the tennis at Melbourne Park. This will be Dinara Safina's second Grand Slam singles final, and Serena Williams' thirteenth. After today, the winner will be number one in the world. History suggests that it will be Williams who lifts the trophy today - she leads the head-to-head 5-1, and Safina's only victory of the series was their sole match to date on clay.

Good luck to both players. Enjoy today's final, and please keep this post focused on tennis until it's over.

-- Rosangel Valenti