Serena shocks Venus to reach Open semis

NEW YORK: Eight-time Grand Slam winner Serena Williams advanced to the semifinals of the US Open on Wednesday, coming-from-behind in a pair of tie-breakers to defeat sister Venus 7-6 (6), 7-6 (7).

Venus and Serena have met twice in the US Open final with the older Venus winning in 2001 before losing to Serena the following year.

This was another classic Williams sister summit, featuring long rallies and precision shot-making but also a number of uncharactistic errors from Venus, who went zero-for-10 on set points.