Serena Williams ruthless against sister Venus
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serena next meets kaia kanepi the 33 year-old estonian star who beat rebecca peterson 6-3 7-6 in an earlier third round match1 serena williams despatched her older sister in two straight sets 6-1 6-2 on friday making the 30th career showdown at flushing meadows in new york a one-sided affair1 venus tried though to salvage things but it was not just her night as serena played her best match since her return to tennis after giving birth to her daughter olympia in september. she played pitch-perfect tennis to outlast her elder sister after 71 minutes on arthur ashe stadium1 however in her post match interview serena showed her sister a lot of respect1 its not easy. shes my best friend. she means the world to me. shes supportive of my career and im supportive of her career serena said1 every time she loses i feel like i do. its not very easy but its a tournament and we know theres more to life than playing each other and playing tennis1 i love her with all my heart. shes the reason im here. shes the only reason im still out here. after god i definitely owe everything to her1 the 23 grand slam winner was literally on fire against her sister merciless in her blistering returns and making venus look more like her apprentice1 kanepi had defeated simona halep 62 64 in the first round becoming the first player in us open history and just sixth in grand slam history to beat the top-seeded player in the first round1 serena and kanepi last played at this very tournament in 2014 and is the six-time grand slam quarterfinalist only defeat in a round of 16 match at a major tournament1 the highly-anticipated encounter between serena and venus was their first at the us open in three years when they faced off in the 2015 quarterfinals as serena aimed to complete the elusive calendar year grand slam1 after each held serve to start the match serena quickly caught fire winning the next seven games to edge ahead a set and a break even saving a break point early in the second set1 venus who reached the semifinals at this event last year narrowly losing to eventual champion sloane stephens interrupted her sisters momentum with a service hold but serena would not be denied on friday night. she had an insurance break and served out the victory shortly thereafter1 in all serena struck a dazzling 34 winners to just 22 unforced errors including 10 aces and won a whopping 88 per cent of points behind her first serve1 with reports by wtatennis.com1