"She's an amazing person, there's no way I would be at 23 without her," the second seed Serena said, cradling the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup at the trophy ceremony. "She's the only reason the Williams sisters exist, so thank you for inspiring me to be the best that I can be. "Serena Williams, that's my little sister, guys," she said beaming. "Congratulations Serena on number 23, I've been right there with you, some of them I've lost with you. "Your win has always been my win, you know that.

Source: Times of India January 28, 2017 10:23 UTC