Sports Alert: Serena Williams defeats sister Venus in U.S. Open quarterfinals

View in Browser BREAKING NEWS Tuesday September 8, 2015 Serena Williams Beats Venus In U.S. Open Quarterfinals Matthew Stockman via Getty Images Serena Williams defeated her older sister, Venus, in three sets in the U.S. Open quarterfinals on Tuesday. The final score was 6-3, 1-6, 6-3. Serena, 33, will advance to the tournament's semifinals, where she will face Roberta Vinci of Italy. She is now just two victories away from becoming the first tennis player -- male or female -- to win all four major annual tennis tournaments in the same year since 1988, when Steffi Graf achieved the feat. Read More

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