Story highlights Serena wins Australian Open final 6-4 6-4Surpasses Steffi Graf for Open Era record in majorsNow trails Margaret Court by one on the all-time listMelbourne (CNN) Serena Williams rewrote tennis history books once again, this time with sister Venus across the net and her fiance Alexis Ohanian watching from the stands. When Serena beat her older sibling in the Australian Open final 6-4 6-4, she collected a 23rd grand slam title to surpass Steffi Graf for the Open Era lead. Now she only trails all-time leader Margaret Court by one major and the way she played in Melbourne -- not dropping a set -- Serena is looking good to achieve that feat later in 2017. Last year the German upset Serena Williams to win the title. JUST WATCHED Williams sisters' coaches speak on Aus final Replay More Videos ... MUST WATCH Williams sisters' coaches speak on Aus final 03:09Serena had her game face on throughout but the sisters exchanged an extended hug after Serena converted on her first match point in one hour, 22 minutes.

Source: CNN January 28, 2017 10:07 UTC