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THREE of the top four women's seeds at the Australian Open have a very clear idea what to expect in the first Grand Slam of 2014.
Serena Williams, Victoria Azarenka and Maria Sharapova made the most of their chance to test themselves against each other at the Brisbane International over the past week.
Williams won a contest between the world's top two players when she overcame Azarenka in two sets to win the final.
That was after she had beaten world No.4 Sharapova in a semi-final played with all the intensity of a major.
"I feel like I'm being pushed into the deep end straight away. I also think it's a good thing," Williams said.
"In Melbourne if I have to face Maria again I'll know a little bit more what to expect. I really didn't know what to expect. Same thing with Victoria."
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Williams proved she was the woman to beat at Melbourne Park, where Azarenka will attempt to win her third straight Australian Open crown.
The world No.2 from Belarus struggled in her quarter and semi-finals in Brisbane but raised her level against Williams in the decider and said it was never too early in the year to test herself against the best.
"Playing (the) first week at this level, it's not bad," she said.
"This is the first week where you really test yourself where your game is at, and from here you can take the positives and the things that you have to work on and really go after that.
"I think every match was (an) improvement. Definitely I had very different opponents, and the matter of adaptation to those opponents was the key this week."
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For Sharapova, the key was testing herself, full stop.
Having not played since August because of a shoulder injury, the Russian was keen to see how she would perform and the quality of the test was a welcome bonus.
"That's why we're all here. I think we want that type of competition in the first week," Sharapova said.
"For me, it was not just that type of competition, but matches, whatever I can get ... it's great to be able to play these players the first week of the year.''
World No.3 and dual Australian Open finalist Li Na defeated 42nd-ranked compatriot Peng Shuai to defend her Shenzhen Open title in an all-Chinese final on Saturday.
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