{"id":12021,"date":"2017-01-30T08:47:38","date_gmt":"2017-01-30T13:47:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/?p=12021"},"modified":"2017-01-30T09:01:13","modified_gmt":"2017-01-30T14:01:13","slug":"serena-williams-breaks-record-23rd-grand-slam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2017\/01\/serena-williams-breaks-record-23rd-grand-slam.html","title":{"rendered":"Serena Williams Breaks Record with 23rd Grand Slam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe title=\"\u1d34\u1d30All 23 of Serena Williams Grand Slams_Titles_Winning Moments\u1d34\u1d30!\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WAXuDjfTTEQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Serena Williams defeated her big sister Venus in the Australian Open to win her 23rd\u00a0Grand Slam and broke the record set by\u00a0Steffi Graf&#8217;s 22-Grand Slams\u00a0(1988) in the Open era. The win also catapults Serena back at No. 1 in the world ranking after losing to Germany&#8217;s \u00a0Angelique Kerber.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My first Grand Slam started and getting to 23 here, but playing Venus, it&#8217;s stuff that legends are made of. I couldn&#8217;t have written a better story,&#8221; Serena\u00a0said.&#8221;There&#8217;s no way I would be at 23 without her. There&#8217;s no way I&#8217;d be at one without her. She&#8217;s my inspiration.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>She explained that her sister is always her toughest opponent and thanked Venus for always challenging making her a better player on the court. \u00a0The motivation her sibling offers is unprecedented she said during a news conference.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery time she won her match, I felt obligated to win \u2013 I\u2019ve got to win, too. The motivation she gives me, it\u2019s really second to nothing,\u201d the 33-year-old explained.\u00a0\u201cThere\u2019s no way I would be at 23 without her&#8211;there\u2019s no way I would be at one without her.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Venus, 36, \u00a0who was the oldest player to compete in a Grand Slam final, returned the love for her sister. \u201cSerena Williams. That\u2019s my little sister, guys. Your win has always been my win,&#8221; Venus beamed.<\/p>\n<p>The pair has been a powerhouse since coming on\u00a0the scene\u00a0during the 1990s. The sisters from California have a combined wins of 13 Grand Slam doubles titles.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;She&#8217;s the only reason I&#8217;m standing here today. She&#8217;s the only reason the Williams sisters exist. Thank you for inspiring me. Every time you won this week, I felt like I got a win too,&#8221; Serena said.<\/p>\n<p>Serena, who won her first Australian\u00a0title almost two decades ago, entered the match as the strong favorite.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I really enjoy seeing the name &#8216;Williams&#8217; on the trophy. This is a beautiful thing,&#8221; Serena said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Serena Williams defeated her big sister Venus in the Australian Open to win her 23rd\u00a0Grand Slam and broke the record set by\u00a0Steffi Graf&#8217;s 22-Grand Slams\u00a0(1988) in the Open era. 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