Australian Open 2014: Li Na v Dominika Cibulkova - in pictures

Fans of Li Na paint their faces before start of the final Photograph: Narendra Shrestha/EPA

Dominika Cibulkova has plenty of Slovakian fans cheering her on too Photograph: Bobby Yip/Reuters

Nerves seemed to get to both players at the start, Cibulkova double-faulted twice to give up her serve in the opening game, but Li handed it back in similar fashion at 3-2 after a dreadful start that saw her make just two first serves in the first six games Photograph: Eugene Hoshiko/AP

Both players shared 30 unforced errors during the opening six games Photograph: Eugene Hoshiko/AP

At 5-5 Li Na missed a chance to take the set Photograph: Mal Fairclough/AFP/Getty Images

With Li serving for the set at 6-5 Dominika Cibulkova fought back to take the set to a tie-break Photograph: Mast Irham/EPA

Li Na started the tie-break aggressively, her backhand doing much of the damage as she moved into a 5-1 lead Photograph: David Crosling/EPA

Li wrapped it up 7-3 in an engaging struggle Photograph: Saeed Khan/AFP/Getty Images

Whilst the first set took 80 minutes with Li Na stepping up a level, she whizzed through the second set and was 5-0 up within 20 minutes Photograph: Eugene Hoshiko/AP

Cibulkova had no response to the barrage of shots that came at her from across the net Photograph: Saeed Khan/AFP/Getty Images

When on the second match point in the next game Cibulkova fired over the baseline, a delighted Li Na had finally won the Australian Open at her the third attempt Photograph: Aijaz Rahi/AP

The victor poses with the trophy after triumphing 7-6 (7-3), 6-0 Photograph: David Gray/Reuters

Here's a close up of the 2014 Champion with the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup Photograph: Michael Dodge/Getty Images