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Serena Williams has won her second Australian Open Championship following her victory last year, and ending Justine Henin’s hope for a Grand Slam title returning from her retirement with a 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 win this Saturday. It was a very emotional win for Williams. She has now tied with Billie Jean King as the 12th Grand Slam singles champion overall and has secured her fifth Australian Open title overall.
Billie Jean King was watching the game last Saturday night to take part in a pre-match cermony in honor of the 40-year anniversary of Margaret Court’s four Grand Slam tournament wins in 1970. Serena Williams admits that she has reached her goal to tie the record of Billie Jean.
Serena William’s five Austrailian titles is the most by any woman in the Open Era since 1968 and even beating the record of four last held by Margaret Court, Evonne Goolagong Cawley, Monica Seles and Steffi Graf. Margaret held 11 Australian Open titles overall, mostly coming before 1968.
