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Williams sister heading for final match up

Published:Friday | October 30, 2009 | 6:02 PM

The Williams sisters could be headed for a final matchup at the Sony Ericsson Championships after Venus advanced to the knockout rounds along with Jelena Jankovic and Caroline Wozniacki today.



Venus, the defending champion, lost her first two group matches but advanced on a countback of sets thanks to Svetlana Kuznetsova\'s 6-3, 6-2 win over Elena Dementieva.



Venus joined unbeaten sister Serena Williams in the semifinals from the Maroon Group.



Venus, Kuznetsova and Dementieva all finished with one win and two losses.



Serena Williams will play Wozniacki in one semifinal tomorrow, and Venus Williams will face Jankovic at the same stage for the second straight year.