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Williams sisters set for showdown | |||
Serena Williams set up a Dubai Open semi-final against sister Venus with a 6-4 6-4 victory over Ana Ivanovic. Venus booked her spot with a convincing 6-3 6-3 win over defending champion Elena Dementieva. "We are the best players on the tour right now," said Serena, 27, who shares a record of nine wins each against her 28-year-old sister. "Obviously, we both are also playing our best tennis right now, which makes our matches more exciting." Ivanovic tried to unsettle Serena with an attacking game at the Aviation Club.
"She was really trying to hit hard," said Serena, who won the Australian Open last month. "I think her goal was to go for broke. I was feeling a bit tired at the start of the second set, but wasn't too worried about her going 3-0 up as I knew I was just a break down. I knew I could pull it off." In the other quarter-final matches Virginie Razzano of France beat Russian Vera Zvonareva 7-6 (9-7) 7-5, while Estonian Kaia Kanepi, who eliminated third seed Jelena Jankovic in the third round, beat Russian qualifier Elena Vesnina 6-3 7-5. | |||
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