Williams is the oldest woman to reach an Australian Open final in the Open era and the second-oldest to play a Grand Slam final after 37-year-old Martina Navratilova at Wimbledon in 1994.

Novak Djokovic beat Andy Murray 6-1, 7-5, 7-6 (3) on Sunday to win a record-tying sixth Australian Open title and lock up his 11th career Grand Slam trophy.