'Serena Slam' repeats bagging all major titles of the calendar

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Serena Williams made Wimbledon history as the world number one became the oldest woman to win a Grand Slam title with a 6-4, 6-4 victory against Garbine Muguruza in Saturday's final.

With the recent victory, Wiliams now holds all four Grand Slam titles at the same time -- the rare 'Serena Slam' she last achieved in 2002-03.

Williams was never at her overpowering best, but she recovered from a slow start to see off the Spanish 20th seed in an 82-minute Centre court triumph that will be remembered more for its historic implications than the quality of the champion's performance.

At 33 years and 289 days, Serena surpasses Martina Navratilova as the oldest player to win Wimbledon, and any of the other three Grand Slams, in the Open era.

Serena's sixth Wimbledon crown brought with it a slew of other remarkable landmarks that underline her credentials as one of the greatest female athletes of all time.

The American's 21st Grand Slam crown and 68th tour-level title earned her a cheque for £1.8 million ($2.7 million, 2.5 million euros)

Serena is the first woman to land the French Open and Wimbledon back-to-back since she last won that difficult double in 2002.