Serena/Venus face off
Published:Thursday | February 19, 2009 | 6:18 PM
Serena Williams will face big sister Venus in the semifinals of the Dubai Tennis Championships after both advanced with straight-set wins today.
The top-seeded Serena beat eighth-seeded Ana Ivanovic of Serbia six to four, six to four in the quarterfinals, and Venus defeated defending champion Elena Dementieva six to three, six to three.
In the other quarterfinal matches, Virginie Razzano of France upset fifth-seeded Vera Zvonareva of Russia seven to six, seven to five and 16th-seeded Kaia Kanepi of Estonia beat Russian qualifier Elena Vesnina six to three, seven to five.