Although extremely disappointed after missing out on her third Grand Slam final, Halep said that mentally she had greatly improved from her past performances.

But after a series of punishing matches throughout the tournament, including the record equaling 22-game epic against American Lauren Davis, Halep had to bravely persevere through to the final despite suffering severe tendon problems in both feet.

"I was really tired and I have pain everywhere, but I think I did pretty well with all those things going on," Halep said.

"After the first set, I was out, no energy, no power, then I just said that I have to hit all the balls and I took the second set."

"I came back in the third set but when I served for 5-3, the gas was gone, I couldn' t make it."

"I'm really sad but I can still smile, it's just a tennis match in the end."

The victory also means Wozniacki will move from second spot, to claim the world number one ranking from Halep.

Meanwhile, earlier in the day, China tasted success at the Australian Open, with Wang Xinyu and her partner Liang En Shuo claiming the women's Junior doubles title against Papua New Guinea's Violet Apisah and Switzerland's Lulu Sun.

The final score finished 7-6 (7-4), 4-6, (10-5).

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