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Serena Williams sets major record with win over Venus
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United States Serena Williams, left, holds her trophy after defeating her sister, Venus, right, in the womens singles final at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, Saturday. Serena won her 23rd Grand Slam title. - photo by AP Photo
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Serena Williams held up a Grand Slam winner’s trophy for the 23rd time, celebrating her unrivalled place in history, and received a congratulatory letter and a pair of custom-made shoes from Michael Jordan, the name most synonymous with No. 23.Venus Williams got to watch from close range again, and shed tears more of joy than regret after being beaten in a major final for the seventh time by her record-breaking younger sister.Serena won the all-Williams final, the ninth in Grand Slam history and the second in Australia, 6-4, 6-4 on Saturday night.With her record seventh Australian Open title, Serena moved ahead of Steffi Graf for the most major titles in the Open era.The Williams sisters are close. They started out playing together in Compton, California, hardly a hotbed for tennis, with their father Richard and mother Oracene as coach and mentor.