Venus seeks sisterly advice

Venus Williams earned a shot at a little family revenge by outlasting American compatriot Irina Falconi 6-3, 6-7 (2), 6-2 on Wednesday to set up a third-round clash with Swiss teenager Belinda Bencic.

Venus will seek out a scouting report from little sister and world No 1 Serena (50-2), who has only lost two matches this season - one of those to the 18-year-old Bencic in Toronto last month.

More significantly, Bencic, who rallied for a 5-7, 7-6 (3), 6-3 win over Japan's Misaki Doi, stands in the way of a potential all-Williams quarterfinal clash that would see Venus attempting to end Serena's bid for the rare calendar-year grand slam.