Serena trumps Venus on road to history

Little sister moves one step closer to calendar slam

For stretches of the 27th edition of Williams versus Williams, Venus gave Serena all she could handle.

And when Serena took control down the stretch to emerge with a 6-2, 1-6, 6-3 victory in a well-played US Open quarterfinal, allowing her to continue pursuing the first calendar-year grand slam in more than a quarter-century, a smiling Venus wrapped both arms around her little sister for a warm hug at the net and whispered, "So happy for you."