Williams sisters poised for semifinal showdown
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April 7, 2013, Sunday
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SERENA and Venus Williams set up a tantalizing semifinal after both won twice on Friday at the rain-hit Family Circle Cup in Charleston, South Carolina.
The American sisters will face off for the first time since the 2009 Sony Ericsson Championships.
But second seed Caroline Wozniacki will be able to head to Augusta National early to watch boyfriend Rory McIlroy contest the Masters this week after being bundled out by Swiss Stefanie Voegele 6-3, 4-6, 3-6 in the late quarterfinal.
With their third-round ties postponed from Thursday due to rain, the Williams duo faced a full schedule on Friday.
Venus started proceedings with a 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 win over fellow American Varvara Lepchenko while top seed Serena disposed of American qualifier Mallory Burdette 6-4, 6-2.
Madison Keys earned a quarterfinal match-up with Venus after getting by wildcard Bethanie Mattek-Sands 7-6 (4), 6-4 in another all-American clash while sixth-seed Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic set up a showdown with Serena when outlasting Romanian Sorana Cirstea 6-3, 5-7, 6-1.
Venus duly despatched Keys 6-4 6-4 in just 70 minutes in the afternoon while Serena beat Safarova 6-4, 6-1 to extend her winning streak at the event to 13 matches.
While Serena holds a 13-10 lead in matches against Venus, the sisters have only played on clay twice with each sharing a win.
Serena won the title in her last two appearances in 2008 and 2012 while Venus won the event in 2004.
In the other quarterfinal, Serbian former world No. 1 Jelena Jankovic halted Canadian qualifier Eugenie Bouchard's hot run with a 6-2, 6-1 demolition and posted the 500th win of her professional career.
The American sisters will face off for the first time since the 2009 Sony Ericsson Championships.
But second seed Caroline Wozniacki will be able to head to Augusta National early to watch boyfriend Rory McIlroy contest the Masters this week after being bundled out by Swiss Stefanie Voegele 6-3, 4-6, 3-6 in the late quarterfinal.
With their third-round ties postponed from Thursday due to rain, the Williams duo faced a full schedule on Friday.
Venus started proceedings with a 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 win over fellow American Varvara Lepchenko while top seed Serena disposed of American qualifier Mallory Burdette 6-4, 6-2.
Madison Keys earned a quarterfinal match-up with Venus after getting by wildcard Bethanie Mattek-Sands 7-6 (4), 6-4 in another all-American clash while sixth-seed Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic set up a showdown with Serena when outlasting Romanian Sorana Cirstea 6-3, 5-7, 6-1.
Venus duly despatched Keys 6-4 6-4 in just 70 minutes in the afternoon while Serena beat Safarova 6-4, 6-1 to extend her winning streak at the event to 13 matches.
While Serena holds a 13-10 lead in matches against Venus, the sisters have only played on clay twice with each sharing a win.
Serena won the title in her last two appearances in 2008 and 2012 while Venus won the event in 2004.
In the other quarterfinal, Serbian former world No. 1 Jelena Jankovic halted Canadian qualifier Eugenie Bouchard's hot run with a 6-2, 6-1 demolition and posted the 500th win of her professional career.
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