Serena Williams insists she does not think of herself as among the greats despite winning her 11th grand slam singles title.

The 27-year-old beat sister Venus 7-6 (7/3) 6-2 in Saturday's final to clinch her third Wimbledon title and first since her double in 2002 and 2003 - when she beat Venus on both occasions.

That made it three victories from the last four slams for Serena, who is now seventh on the all-time list for singles victories.

"I'm really just playing for me, whether I'm the greatest or not," she continued.

"I can't even put myself in a sentence with the greatest, because I think of people like Martina Navratilova and Steffi Graf and Billie Jean King. They were such great champions.

"To even be mentioned with those people is a real honour to me. I feel like I'm really young. I feel like I'm only thinking about my career and continued playing."

And equalling King's 12 titles, which the world number two would do if she retains her US Open crown in September, would be particularly special.

"I feel like now I'm just not even in a competition of how many I can win," continued Serena.

"It's just now I'm looking at the next goal of someone like Billie Jean King, who is completely my idol. To get to her level and have 12 would be even better."

The American's grand slam-winning streak is reminiscent of her run in 2002 and 2003, when she won four in a row - the so-called 'Serena slam'.

Comparing the two periods, Serena said: "I feel like this run is great. I should have won the French Open, or at least I should have had a chance.

"But I'm really excited that I had an opportunity to win this tournament. I feel like 10 years ago I won my first grand slam and I'm still winning championships.

"I feel like I'm a little bit of a better player because I'm more experienced now and I know more what to do and I know how to play the tough moments.

"Competition I think is even better now. There's so many great players that are winning every week."

Venus was bidding to equal King with a sixth Wimbledon singles title, while she would have been the first woman to win three in a row since Graf from 1991 to 1993.

Serena, though, believes Venus' place in history is already assured.

"She has won seven grand slams on her own, five being Wimbledon," added Serena. "She's a living legend right now."