Venus eclipses Serena in last 4
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VENUS Williams upset little sister Serena 6-7 (2), 6-2, 6-3 on Saturday to register the first win over her top-ranked sibling in five years and move into the Rogers Cup final in Montreal.
The meeting marked the 25th time the sisters had squared off but the first time Venus had come out on top since a 2009 semifinals encounter in Dubai.
World No. 1 Serena holds a 14-11 lead in their head-to-heads after coming out on top in their previous five encounters, including the 2009 Wimbledon final.
Clashes between the pair, which at one time were an almost regular and welcome occurrence on tennis courts around the world, have become rare and their meeting in Montreal was just the second since the 2009 Tour championships. The siblings have won 106 WTA Tour singles titles, including 24 grand slams, between them.
“It was a tough match out there,” said Venus, who will meet Poland’s Agnieszka Radwanska in the final.
Third seed Radwanska beat Ekaterina Makarova of Russia 7-6 (1), 7-6 (3) to advance to her second final of the year.
“I definitely expected a tough match. She played well. She hit so many aces.” Venus added. “What’s so unique about the situation is that we’re both very good players.”
In Toronto, Roger Federer advanced to the Rogers Cup final, beating Spain's Feliciano Lopez 6-3, 6-4 to set up a match against upset-happy Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.
The second-ranked Federer is seeking his third title of the year. He has 79 career titles and is a 17-time grand slam champion.
“I think I served well, I was aggressive and I was able to really play the way I wanted to play tonight,” said Federer, forced to three sets in his previous two matches. “I’m very happy.”
Tsonga beat his third straight higher-seeded opponent, topping seventh-seeded Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria 6-4, 6-3. The 13th-seeded Frenchman beat top-ranked Novak Djokovic on Thursday and eighth-seeded Andy Murray on Friday.
Federer is 2-4 in finals this season, winning at Dubai and Halle. Tsonga, a 10-time winner, lost in his only previous final this season, falling to Ernests Gulbis in Marseille in February. Tsonga is 4-11 against Federer.
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