Williams got Jordans for winning 23rd Grand Slam

Serena Williams and Michael Jordan share something in common after the tennis legend's win over her sister Venus in the 2017 Australian Open: The number 23.

That, of course, was Jordan's number for most of his NBA career, and now it's how many Grand Slams she's won, moving her ahead of Steffi Graf for most by a woman during the Open Era. She's one behind tying Margaret Court's 24, which she amassed before and during the so-called Open Era.

Williams was presented with a box of the No. 23 shoes - and a letter from "your friend" Jordan - on ESPN after the victory:

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