Last Saturday, Serena Williams defeated her sister Venus Williams to win her seventh Australian Open title in Melbourne, Australia.

Ms. Williams has made history by surpassing every tennis player, man or woman, to win a record 23 Grand Slam titles by winning the women’s final at the Australian Open with a score of 6-4 6-4.  She won the match against her older sister, Venus, and broke the tie between herself and Steffi Graf’s 22 Glam Slam titles

According to USA Today, Williams said “It’s such a great feeling to have 23. It really feels great. I’ve been chasing it for a really long time. It feels like, really long time. When it got on my radar, I knew I had an opportunity to get there, and I’m here.”

After the match  ended, the Williams sisters walked towards the center of the tennis court and paid tribute to each other in a ceremony held on the tennis court.

Venus stated, “Congratulations, Serena, on No. 23. I have been right there with you. Some of them I have lost right there against you. Your win has always been my win, you know that. All the times I couldn’t be there, wouldn’t be there, didn’t get there, you were there.”

This is not the first time Serena and Venus played each other. Since 1998, they have competed against each other 28 times at tournaments.Venus won most of their singles matches up until 2001. Serena mostly beat her sister at tennis championships over the next four years. Venus won most of their matches until 2009 and from then on.

Venus’s career was laid back since she was diagnosed with Sjorgren’s Syndrome, an autoimmune disease, in 2011. She last played in a grand slam final in 2009 at Wimbledon, which her sister won.