Serena Williams rewrote history to surpass Steffi Graf and capture a record 23rd Grand Slam title as well as the world number one ranking by beating her sister Venus in the Australian Open final. At 36 and seeded 13, Venus had turned back the clock to make her first Grand Slam title match since Wimbledon in 2009, but adding to her seven major successes was not to be. There was plenty at stake for Serena in the #AusOpen 2017 final. Serena Williams holds her trophy after winning the Australian Open women's singles final match against Venus Williams on Saturday. Serena Williams, right, and her sister, Venus, hold their trophies after Serena won the women's singles final at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne on Saturday.

Source: Hindustan Times January 28, 2017 10:31 UTC