Williams comes on strong, defeats Davenport in final

Saturday, January 29, 2005

MELBOURNE, Australia -- Serena Williams overcame a back injury and rallied to defeat top-ranked Lindsay Davenport 2-6, 6-3, 6-0 to win the Australian Open women's title Saturday.

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