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The trophy has arrived, too... complete with its own light show.

Taking centre stage.

Russell Fuller
BBC tennis correspondent at Melbourne Park

Simona Halep feels she is mentally stronger now. We've seen it in the earlier rounds but she hinted in the French Open defeat last year that she maybe wasn't ready to win a Grand Slam.

She was very emotional then but now she feels she is more experienced and is playing more aggressively and that's why I give her the slight edge over Caroline Wozniacki.

Maybe there's still a slight doubt whether Wozniacki can close out victory under extreme pressure.

Simona Halep looks relaxed as she waits outside the dressing room, before Caroline Wozniacki arrives and leads the players out on to the court at Rod Laver Arena.

It's almost time...

Courtney Nguyen
WTA reporter on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra

Wozniacki is a big story because we know her much more than Halep. There's more for her to lose today. It's been four years since she made a final and I don't know if she truly believes she will keep getting to finals.

This is a big opportunity for her, she can put pressure on Halep because she has the defensive qualities to test her.

I kind of give the edge to Wozniacki because she can outrun Halep and is a tough player to beat because of her defence.

I was quite surprised to learn that these two have only met six times in their career at WTA events.

Caroline Wozniacki, a year older than her opponent, has won four of those meetings - in Dubai, Stuttgart, Eastbourne and Singapore. Halep's wins both came on hard court in Dubai and New Haven, USA.

Romanian Halep also trails Wozniacki in singles titles - 16 compared to 27 for the Dane.

But remember - neither of them have won a Grand Slam (until today).

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Piers Newbery
BBC Sport at Melbourne Park

After some careful ear-wigging to ensure they were not speaking Spanish, we did find some Romanian fans...

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Boris Becker
Three-time Wimbledon champion on 5 live

I’m very much looking forward to Wozniacki v Halep. It could be a classic because history will be made with the first Grand Slam win for one of them, and there will be a new - or old - number one.

I wonder if the long matches for Halep against Davis and Kerber have taken their toll. Wozniacki had less time on the court, they are going to have long rallies and it’s going to be hot. I’m leaning towards Wozniacki.

Piers Newbery
BBC Sport at Melbourne Park

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It's a huge day in the tennis calendar and Melbourne Park is awash with fans wearing red, yellow and blue shirts, although for the most part it's not the travelling Halep Army.

Colombians are by far the best represented among the flag-waving fans today as they prepare for the men's doubles final, featuring Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah. The 11th seeds are up against seventh seeds Mate Pavic and Oliver Marach, and they will not lack support later this evening on Rod Laver Arena.

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Cat Archer
BBC Radio 5 live sports extra at Melbourne Park

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James is giving out the programmes for today. When I asked him who would win, he asked "who is playing?".

Clearly hasn't looked at his own front page. After a quick chat - he went Halep.

Men's finalist Roger Federer summed it up pretty well when he said sometimes tennis players are like cats with nine lives.

It's certainly true for Simona Halep and Caroline Wozniacki.

It is the first time in the Open era both Grand Slam finalists have saved match points en route to the final.

Halep saw off three against Lauren Davis in the third round - eventually winning 15-13 in the final set - and then saved another two against Angelique Kerber as she won the semi-final 9-7 in the decider.

Wozniacki was on the verge of a second-round exit when she trailed Jana Fett 5-1 and faced two match points in the final set, but the Dane fought back.

Current world number one Halep has also been on court for 11 hours and 30 minutes, compared to nine hours and 59 minutes for number four Wozniacki.

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Piers Newbery
BBC Sport at Melbourne Park

They said it would be hot, and they were not wrong. The official local weather office has the temperature at 31C but "feels like" 34C - which makes it 34C in my book.

The roof has been across Rod Laver Arena this afternoon while the players practised, and there is a very slim chance of a shower this evening, but as things stand it looks like the final will be played out under open skies in steaming hot conditions.

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Yes, it's Romania's Simona Halep against Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki in the women's Australian Open final.

So grab a cuppa, put your feet up and stick with us through what could be a corker on Rod Laver Arena...

From 128 we're down to two.

One of these women will go home with their first Grand Slam title and the world number one spot.

One will go home with nothing.

*cue dramatic music*

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