Serena Williams clinched a 19th major title, continuing her dominance of Maria Sharapova to win a sixth Australian Open crown on Saturday.
The top seed overcame a coughing fit, and her second point lost in a major final due to hindrance to win 6-3 7-6 (7-5) in one hour 51 minutes to lift the Daphne Akhurst Trophy, and seal a 16th straight victory over Sharapova.
Major finals involving Williams often have their fair share of theatre, and the 2015 title decider at Melbourne Park was no different.
The match was halted in the first set due to rain, and the drama did not stop there - Williams visibly distressed due to coughing on her return to centre court.
Williams' next dramatic moment was in the second set of the seventh game - an early celebration on what she thought was a service winner was punished by chair umpire Alison Hughes by the loss of the point.
The moment was reminiscent of her early celebration of a point in her US Open final loss to Sam Stosur in 2011, however Williams' reaction not so - there was no objection to the chair.
Earlier, Williams was having no thoughts of her dominance of the Russian diminishing, and after being handed a break in the first game via a Sharapova double fault, she wrapped up a 2-0 lead with a brutal backhand winner.
Sharapova tried something different in the following games, producing two drop shots - both seeing her win points, as she tried to make Williams move in the court.
With Williams serving at 3-2 30-30, there was a temporary delay due to the light rain, but the American had all the answers at the resumption - reeling off six straight points to go 5-2 up.
A Williams double fault on break point put Sharapova back in the frame for the set, but the American's response was more emphatic - another run of successive points, this time 10, saw her take a stranglehold of the contest.
Williams started the second set in brutal fashion, producing three consecutive aces - including one on her second serve - and she would finish the match with 18.
Sharapova's rearguard kicked in though, fending off two break points in the second game to hold onto her chances by her finger tips - unsurprisingly giving a big celebration after Williams sent a backhand long.
Sharapova threw everything at her opponent - twice Williams trailed 0-30 on serve midway through the second set, but she served her way out of trouble on both occasions.
The Russian fended off a match point in the 10th game to hold for 5-5, and the set was tie-break bound.
Despite losing the first point against serve in the tie-break, Williams reeled off the next four to take control.
Sharapova got it back 'on serve' at 4-5, but she could not find a first serve - and Williams pounced.
A second match point was saved by the Russian, but Williams claimed it - fittingly - with an ace.