In the epic battle of the Williams sisters, it was Serena who came out on top in a tough three-set match, 6-2, 1-6, 6-3, and continued her march to the calendar Grand Slam Tuesday at the US Open.

Serena looked to be on her A-game to start, coming out with a dominating performance in the first set, breaking Venus twice and not yielding a single break point opportunity. It looked as though Serena would power her way through to the semifinals with relative ease, but Venus bounced back in the second set.

Venus broke Serena twice in the second set as Serena's game began to look vulnerable. Serena, after just two unforced errors in the first set, had 11 in the second. Those loose points, coupled with excellent service games from Venus -- winning 19-of-24 points on her serve -- allowed Venus to cruise to a 6-1 set win.

While momentum seemed to be on Venus' side heading into the third set, Serena quickly put her disappointing play behind her. Serena held serve in the first game and then got a much-needed early break to put some distance between her and Venus in the third and final set.

Serena Williams (USATSI)
Serena went on to win the final set 6-3 and advance to the semifinals and get her just two matches away from the calendar Grand Slam. She finished off Venus in style with a huge ace on match point. Serena finished the match with 35 winners, 12 aces and 22 unforced errors and converted on 3-of-6 break point chances.
Serena will now face Roberta Vinci in the semifinals, and owns a 4-0 head-to-head record against the unranked Italian.


U.S. Open Women's Quarterfinals
Player 1 2 3
No. 1 Serena Williams 6 1 6
No. 23 Venus Williams 2 6 3

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