MELBOURNE: Serena Williams has won her record 23rd Grand Slam singles title with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over her older sister Venus in Saturday's Australian Open final.With her record seventh Australian title, the 35-year-old Williams moved ahead of Steffi Graf for the most major titles in the Open era. There's no way I'd be at 23 without her. Thanks for inspiring me to be the best player I can be.``She deserves a round of applause _ she's made an amazing comeback. That included a game when Serena had game point but served back-to-back double-faults and three in all to give up the break.There were six service breaks in all. She finally can now.She tied Steffi Graf's mark of 22 Grand Slam singles titles in the Open era by winning Wimbledon last year.

Source: Economic Times January 28, 2017 10:25 UTC