Venus and Serena Williams will clash in the semi-finals of the Bangalore Open in India tomorrow. Second seed Venus beat Vera Zvonareva 6-4 6-3, while third seed Serena crushed unseeded Anastasia Rodionova 6-1 6-4. Serena demolished Rodionova in the opening set, breaking three times. The 26-year-old American was made to work in the second set, before clinching victory after breaking in game seven. The sisters have split 14 career meetings (7-7). Saturday's showdown marks their fourth meeting at the semifinal stage of a tournament; Serena has won two of the prior three semifinal matches. Serena has won five of the seven finals the sisters have played against each other, including victories in the 2002 French Open, Wimbledon and U.S. Open finals as well as the 2003 Australian Open and Wimbledon championship matches.
Venus won their last clash at the US Open in 2005. Serena, who has lost her last two matches to her sister, joked: "She is a tough player and the only chance of beating her is when she is injured. I want her leg to be broken. "Venus is nice to me all the time except when she is on court. "I am also very competitive and I always want to win. We will have fun tomorrow."Meanwhile, Venus said: "(It) would have been nice if we'd met in the final. I am happy that one of us will be in the final."
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