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MELBOURNE, Jan. 27-- Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki won her first tennis Grand Slam title on Saturday, narrowly beating out world number one Simona Halep in the Australian Open final. With the three hour match finishing 7-6 (7-2), 3-6, 6-4, commentators described the 3-set thriller as one of the "greatest women's finals of all time." Although the 27-year-old got off to a perfect start, breaking Halep's serve early in the first set, the gritty Romanian fought back and managed to force a tie break. Wozniacki, however, was able to hold her nerve and take the set by getting the better of the long, powerful baseline rallies that dominated play. But an early break in the second following a lengthy deuce battle saw Halep level the contest. With fans at the Rod Laver Arena already on the edge of their seat going into the deciding third set, the tension grew as the exhausted pair battled break point after break point, struggling to hold serve. Eventually, Halep edged ahead 4-3 and looked the most likely to go on and win the match. "I had opportunities to go 3-0 and 4-1, but I didn't take them," a relieved Wozniacki told Xinhua. "She was playing really well and I was thinking it looks like it may not be my day, but I was never really nervous at that point, I just kind of got there and gave it my all." "I was playing aggressively, I think I played well but it could have gone either way today, but I'm happy it went my way." | 
