Top seed Serena Williams powered into
the semi-finals of the Australian Open on Wednesday, but was denied a
showdown with elder sister Venus in Melbourne.
The 18-time Grand Slam singles winner took the opening set with two
breaks of serve and fired down a total of 15 aces to complete a 6-2 6-2
victory in 65 minutes.
Her sister Venus had earlier lost in three sets to Madison Keys, a player 15 years her junior.
Keys, who is coached by former world No 1 Lindsay Davenport,
needed lengthy treatment off the court and went on to lose the second
set to her idol Venus Williams in their quarter-final.
However,
the 19-year-old regrouped and twice came from a break down in
the decider to win 6-3 4-6 6-4 and prevent Venus from becoming the
oldest semi-finalist at a Grand Slam since 39-year-old Billie Jean King
at Wimbledon in 1983.
Serena Williams, 33, will take on fellow American Madison Keys in the last four
after the teenager overcame a major injury scare to qualify for her
first Grand Slam semi-final.
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