Williams Sisters News
Serena was full of tears and remembered her father who was not present in the arena. She thanked her parents, saying that she could not have done it had they not been there. She also thanked her sister Venus Williams for making her.
Serena Williams beat elder sister Venus 3-6 6-3 6-4 to reach the quarter-finals of the inaugural Top Seed Open in Lexington
Serena thus improved to 19-12 in career head-to-head meetings with Venus
The younger Williams sister is bidding for a record tying 24th Grand Slam title at the upcoming US open
The last time the two sisters met at a Grand Slam was in the 2017 Australian Open final, where Serena prevailed in straight sets.
She lost to Spain's Garbine Muguruza on the All England grass and to her pregnant sister Serena at Melbourne last January.
Serena, who won her 23rd Grand Slam title in January when she defeated Venus in the Australian Open final, is due to give birth in September, the month she turns 36.
Five-time champion Venus takes on Kazakhstan`s Yaroslava Shvedova after becoming the oldest Wimbledon women`s quarter-finalist for 22 years.
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