Postpublished at 23:37 British Summer Time 7 September 2014
Start spreading the news, Williams has made it today. She is now a part of it, a member of the 18 club... and finds she's number one, top of the list, queen of the hill... OK, I'll stop now. I tried my best.
That's the end of this edition of the live text commentary. Williams had been dominant throughout the fortnight and has now won 82% of the Grand Slam finals she has contested. If there was conjecture beforehand, there shouldn't be now because Williams is one of the greats.
There will be more live text commentary on Monday for the men's final between the fresh faced new kids on the block, Kei Nishikori and Marin Cilic. Thanks, as ever, for your contributions. Bye for now.