The final day of the Australian open proved to be the Williams sisters’ day after the Queen of the tennis court Serena Williams defeated her sister Venus Williams today, becoming the first woman player to capture 23 Grand Slam singles titles.
Serena prevailed 6-4, 6-4 over Venus to clinch her seventh Australian Open singles crown.
Coming into the final, Serena was tied with German icon Steffi Graf for most number (22) of Grand Slam singles titles.
Here’s how people reacted emotionally on the Serena’s win: