ANGELIQUE KERBER'S STUNNING AUSTRALIAN OPEN SUCCESS:
* Kerber's first grand slam title
* First grand slam win by a German since Steffi Graf in 1999
* First left-hander to win the Australian Open since Monica Seles in 1996
* Just the fourth woman to defeat Serena Williams in a grand slam final and the first since Australian Samantha Stosur at the 2011 US Open
* Second woman in the Open era to save a match point in the first round of a grand slam and win the title
* First woman to win the Australian Open the year after a first-round exit since 1977
* Lowest-ranked winner of the Australian Open since 2007, when Serena Williams won as world No.81
* Turned 28 on the opening day of the Australian Open
* Will improve her ranking to a career-high world No.2 on Monday
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