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In one of the most prolific sibling rivalries in sporting history, Serena Williams beat her sister Venus by two sets to one to progress to the semifinal of the U.S. Open tennis tournament.
The crowd-drawing women both have two U.S. Open titles under their belts before late night show-down in New York Tuesday, though Serena held the edge with eight Grand Slams to Venus’s five. She has now beaten her sister 16 times out of 27 matches.
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Watching highlights from the #SerenavsVenus U.S Open match is a bold reminder of how athletically average I am... pic.twitter.com/NBtemNnCTX
— Shannon Grosenbacher (@segrosenbacher)
September 9, 2015
Got chills watching this special moment. The hug and embrace #SerenavsVenus was a shining example of sisterhood: https://t.co/JA2rOp5Dlm”
— Networkergirl (@Networkergirl1)
September 9, 2015
Serena took the first set 6 - 2, only to be thrashed by her big sister in the second 6 - 1. The final, thrilling set saw the younger sibling triumph 6 - 3.
Serving 12 aces, Serena had huge praise for Venus in the post-match interview.
"It's a really great moment. She is the toughest player I've played in my life and she is the best person I know. I'm going against my best friend and the greatest competitor in women's tennis, in my mind, so it is a tough day,” she said.
"When I'm playing her I don't think of her as my sister, when we're in the moment you don't really think about it. We've trained all our lives for these moments and it is a great honour to play in front of everyone here.
Wish this was the finals @usopen, amazing nonetheless; history before our eyes. #SerenavsVenus
— J.D. (@iownjd)
September 9, 2015
Black excellence..this #SerenavsVenus match is incredible ����
— NE-YO (@NeYoCompound)
September 9, 2015
Tell me how that joke goes again, the one about women's sports don't draw a crowd? All hail #SerenaVsVenus
— Christie Griffin (@ChristieGriffin)
September 9, 2015
"Holding serve in the third set was huge - she came out blasting and I was defending a lot. She has so much power so it was tough."
Social media was abuzz with the extraordinary game, with many fellow athletes tweeting their congratulations and admiration to the formidable Williams sisters.
“This is seriously high level stuff,” tweeted tennis star Andy Roddick.
This is seriously high level stuff ....
— andyroddick (@andyroddick)
September 9, 2015
And on a side/front and back note "The Williams Sisters" are AMAZING!!! @serenawilliams @Venuseswilliams. My daughter will look up to y'all
— LeBron James (@KingJames)
September 9, 2015
Basketball legend LeBron James wrote, “And on a side/front and back note "The Williams Sisters" are AMAZING!!! @serenawilliams @Venuseswilliams. My daughter will look up to y'all.”
Should Serena win the U.S. Open, she will joining Maureen Connolly, Margaret Court and Steffi Graf as the only women to have won the four Grand Slam competitions in one season. She faces Roberta Vinci in the semifinal.
