SERENA WILLIAMS WINS RECORD 23RD GRAND SLAM TITLE BEATING OLDER SISTER VENUS WILLIAMS

Written by: on 28th January 2017
Tennis Australian Open 2017
SERENA WILLIAMS WINS RECORD 23RD GRAND SLAM TITLE BEATING OLDER SISTER VENUS WILLIAMS

epa05756212 Serena Williams of the USA celebrates with her trophy after defeating her sister Venus Williams in their women's final at the Australian Open Grand Slam tennis tournament in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 28 January 2017. EPA/LUKAS COCH AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT  |

Serena Williams Wins Record 23rd Grand Slam Title at Australian Open – Some Are Saying Female GOAT

 

– The American will regain the WTA World No.1 ranking after winning her seventh Australian Open title

 

In their 28th meeting, Serena Williams defeated her sister Venus Williams to clinch her 23rd Grand Slam title at the Australian Open. The American now holds the record for most major titles in the Open Era, previously co-owning the record with Stefanie Graf.

 

“It’s such a great feeling to have 23 [Grand Slams],” said Serena Williams. “I’ve been chasing it for a really long time. When it got on my radar, I knew I had an opportunity to get there, and I’m here.”

 

By winning her seventh Australian Open title, Williams will also regain the WTA World No.1 ranking – a title she has held for a total of 309 weeks – for the seventh time in her career when the rankings are updated on Monday, January 30.

 

The 35-year-old is just one Grand Slam title away from equaling Margaret Court’s all-time record of 24 Grand Slam titles.

 

Click here to read more on Serena Williams’s journey to her record-breaking 23rd Grand Slam title and here to watch a video with WTA Founder Billie Jean King celebrating this historic achievement.

 

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