Venus and Serena Williams beat Russia's Alisa Kleybanova and Ekaterina Makarova 7-6 (7-4), 3-6, 6-2 Thursday in a women's U.S. Open doubles semifinal match. The victory made the American sister duo, the fourth seeds, U.S.

Venus and Serena Williams beat Russia's Alisa Kleybanova and Ekaterina Makarova 7-6 (7-4), 3-6, 6-2 Thursday in a women's U.S. Open doubles semifinal match. The victory made the American sister duo, the fourth seeds, U.S.

Venus Williams was upset Tuesday by Ukrainian qualifier Kateryna Bondarenko at the $2 million Rogers Cup. The third-seeded Venus, a former world No. 1, lost to Bondarenko 1-6, 7-5, 6-4 in second-round action.

Patty Schnyder and Agnes Szavay won their semifinal matches Saturday to set up their Sunday championship match at the GDF Suez Grand Prix. The top-seeded Schnyder had her quarterfinal match suspended due to rain Friday but Saturday won 5-7, 7-5, 6-2 win over Alisa Kleybanova.

By Brian Dick The Williams sisters will hope the seas of women's tennis continue to part at their feet this afternoon when they take the latest step towards yet another Wimbledon final showdown.