US OPEN
Williams vs Williams No 30, as Cornet shrugs off sexism storm
New York — Serena and Venus Williams set up a 30th career meeting on Wednesday as the US Open reeled from a sexism row sparked when a player changed her shirt on court. Six-time champion Serena eased into Friday’s third-round encounter against her sister with a 6-2 6-2 win over German world No101 Carina Witthoeft posting 30 winners and 13 aces. Venus, the 2000 and 2001 champion, made the third round for the 17th time with a 6-4 7-5 victory over a game Camila Giorgi of Italy. Friday’s match will be the earliest the sisters have met at a Slam since the 1998 Australian Open in what was also their first clash. It will be their sixth face-off in New York. "Friday will be incredibly hard," said Serena, before jokingly hitting back at Venus’s claim that when they last met at a Grand Slam in the 2017 Australian Open final her sister had an advantage, as it was "two against one". That was a reference to Serena being in the early stages of pregnancy with her daughter Olympia. "I guess I had a...
Would you like to comment on this article?
Sign up (it's quick and free) or sign in now.
Please read our Comment Policy before commenting.
Subscribe now to unlock this article.
Support BusinessLIVE’s award-winning journalism for R129 per month (digital access only).
There’s never been a more important time to support independent journalism in SA. Our subscription packages now offer an ad-free experience for readers.
Cancel anytime.
Questions? Email helpdesk@businesslive.co.za or call 0860 52 52 00. Got a subscription voucher? Redeem it now.