Serena gets into semis with Venus; both will face Russians

No. 2 seed Serena Williams and No. 3 seed Venus Williams easily advanced to the semifinals, and they both got one step closer to playing eachother in the final again. But first, Venus should beat top seed Dinara Safina, who went to three sets against Sabine Lisicki, and Serena should beat No. 4 seed Elena Dementieva, who ousted Francesca Schiavone in straight sets.

Serena wasn't challenged by opponent Victoria Azarenka, who is the No. 8 seed, and easily won with a score of 62 63.

Venus had an even easier time on court, and easily reserved a spot in the semis after winning to No. 11 seed Agnieszka Radwanska 61 62.

"Do I feel invincible? I'd like to say yes, but I really do work at it," Williams said. "That first set for me was almost perfect. In the second set I got impatient the first couple of games, but I was able to bring it back and realized I had to hit a few more balls, because everyone lifts their game, especially after that first set."

Dementieva also easily won, to Schiavone, 62 62; and Safina battled against Lisicki, and won with a score of 67(5) 64 61.

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Singles - Quarterfinals

(1) Dinara Safina (RUS) d. Sabine Lisicki (GER) 67(5) 64 61

(2) Serena Williams (USA) d. (8) Victoria Azarenka (BLR) 62 63

(3) Venus Williams (USA) d. (11) Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) 61 62

(4) Elena Dementieva (RUS) d. Francesca Schiavone (ITA) 62 62