Serena Williams on Saturday wins the Australian Open to a record 23rd Grand Slam title in the professional era. Pushing sentiments aside in an emotionally charged 6-4, 6-4 defeat of sister Venus, she maintained composure to become the most successful player of the game. 

"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.

The win moved her past Steffi Graf on the list of all-time Slam winners and she now sits just one shy of Margaret Court's long-standing record of 24.