Serena, Venus Williams Cruise to Wimbledon Semifinals
It’s been 7 years since the sisters both made it to the Wimbledon semifinals, but the superstar sister act is back in the semifinals of the women’s singles.
They have also advanced to the quarterfinals of the women’s doubles competition.
The two took very different paths to arrive here.
Serena’s was a rougher road. In the first week of the competition she was fined $10,000 for slamming and tossing her racket, but the six-time Wimbledon winner has been on point since.
Venus has been the talk of the tournament. At 36, she’s the oldest player in the women’s draw and has beaten two players who were nearly half her age. Many wrote off the five-time Wimbledon champion after she was diagnosed with Sjögren’s syndrome, an autoimmune disease that causes fatigue and joint pain, but she has defied her doubters and is now back on center court.
Venus defeated Serena in the 2000 semifinals en route to her first title and again in the 2008 final. Serena has beaten Venus in the 2002, `03 and ’09 finals, and in the fourth round last year, according to ESPN.
