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Sport: Australian Open 2009

Gallery Aus Open Day 12: Laura Robson serves
Laura Robson of Great Britain serves in her junior girls semi-final match against No1 seed Noppawan Lertcheewakarn. Photograph: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images
Gallery Aus Open Day 12: Laura Robson celebrates
Laura Robson celebrates winning match point in her junior girls semi-final match and the reigning Wimbledon junior girls champion is through to another final. Photograph: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images
Gallery Aus Open Day 12: Venus serves
Venus Williams serves as Serena waits at the net for the return during the women's doubles final against Daniela Hantuchova and Ai Sugiyama. Photograph: Lucas Dawson/Getty Images
Gallery Aus Open Day 12: Serena and Venus Williams watch the ball
Serena, left, and Venus Williams both keep an eye on the trajectory of the ball as they run backwards to get into position to make a return shot. Photograph: Joe Castro/EPA
Gallery Aus Open Day 12: Serena and Venus hands
Serena, right, and Venus Williams celebrate a winning a point. Photograph: Jason O'Brien/Action Images
Gallery Aus Open Day 12: Serena plays a backhand
Serena Williams plays the ball back over the net with a powerful backhand volley as her sister, and doubles partner, Venus looks on. Photograph: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images
Gallery Aus Open Day 12: Sugiyama return
The strain of playing against the Williams sisters is etched on the face of Ai Sugiyama, right, as she stretches to return the ball. Photograph: Shuji Kajiyama/AP
Gallery Aus Open Day 12: Williams play the shot
Serena, left, and her sister Venus vie to return the same ball. Photograph: Mark Baker/AP
Gallery Aus Open Day 12: Williams' hug
Venus, left, and Serena hug as they celebrate winning championship point to win the match in straight sets 6-3, 6-3 and take their eighth grand slam women's doubles title. Photograph: Cameron Spencer/Getty Images
Gallery Aus Open Day 12: Venus Williams celebrates
Venus can't hide her joy at winning the women's doubles title. Photograph: Franck Robichon/EPA
Gallery Aus Open Day 12: Williams trophy
The Williams sisters are all smiles as they hold the trophy. Photograph: Rick Stevens/AP
Gallery Aus Open Day 12: Media circus
Serena and Venus are the centre of attention as they pose with the championship trophy in front of a TV cameramen and photographers. Photograph: Ezra Shaw/Getty Images
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