Elder sister beats her younger sibling Serena after five years to enter Montreal final
Serena Williams of the USA (left) and Venus Williams hug after their women's semifinals match of the Rogers Cup at Uniprix Stadium in Montreal, Canada, on Saturday. Venus won 6-7 (2/7), 6-2, 6-3. (Photo: AFP)
Montreal: Venus Williams booked her spot in the Montreal WTA final by rallying to take a three-set win over sister Serena in their 25th career meeting. Seven-time Grand Slam winner Venus benefited from nine Serena double faults en route to a 6-7 (2/7), 6-2, 6-3 victory at the $2.5 million hardcourt tournament. Venus posted her first win over top seed and defending champion Serena since another three-set victory five years ago in Dubai.
“Serena is at her top level,” Venus said. “You can’t win every match. You can’t win them all. “She’s number one. Nobody wants to play her. If you do, you have to play the match of your life,” she added.Saturday was also their first meeting since Serena thrashed her older sibling 6-1, 6-2 last year in Charleston. The contest lasted just over two hours as Venus hammered six aces and had just two double faults.
“Big sister taught little sister a lesson,” World No.1 Serena said. Many of the crucial points in the semifinal came off second serves as Venus won 56 percent of hers compared to just 36 percent for Serena, who still leads their head-to-head series 14-11.
( Source : AFP )
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