At 36, Williams is the oldest woman in the singles draw at Melbourne Park and seeded 13th for her Open era record-extending 73rd appearance at a Grand Slam
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The 36-year-old Williams, oldest player in the women’s draw, repelled seven of nine break points held by the German, and capitalised on six of 10 of her own break opportunities
Serena heads home from the All England Club with two trophies: The doubles final started a little more than three hours after she beat Angelique Kerber for the singles championship on Saturday
The fourth seed will be aiming to become the first German woman since Steffi Graf 20 years ago to lift the Wimbledon singles crown
The pair have eight singles titles between them at Flushing Meadows, but it is Serena who remains in contention to clinch her seventh triumph in New York after a dramatic clash
The visit of the Williams sisters is part of a two-nation tour that will see them play exhibition matches and train kids is aimed at promoting women’s rights