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US Open 2015: Serena Williams advances to semis after defeating older sister Venus
Wednesday, September 9, 2015
Venus often attempted to end baseline exchanges quickly. Serena showed tremendous touch by using drop shots, one paired with a backhand passing winner, another with a perfectly curled lob.
When a reporter implied he wasn’t sure whether Venus really wanted to beat Serena, the reply was drenched with incredulity.
“I tried,” Venus replied. “Were you there?”
On Thursday, Serena faces unseeded Roberta Vinci of Italy, who reached her first Grand Slam semifinal at age 32 by outlasting Kristina Mladenovic 6-3, 5-7, 6-4.
Copyright 2015 The Associated Press
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