Six-time champion Serena Williams of the US defeated Croatian tennis player Mirjana Lucic-Baroni to advance to the final of the Australian Open. Serena outplayed her Croatian opponent in straight sets 6-2, 6-1 in just 50 minutes, reports Efe. She will now take on her sister Venus williams, who had earlier confirmed her place in the final of the first Grand Slam tournament by beating compatriot Coco Vandeweghe, 6-7 (3), 6-2, 6-3. Saturday's final will be the second time the two sisters meet at Melbourne Park for the title, after Serena's victory over Venus in in 2003. Serena and Venus have faced each other 27 times, with Serena leading the rivalry 16-11.
Williams Sisters Head-to-Head
1998 Australian Open, hard-outdoor, R64, Venus, 7-6 (4), 6-1.
1998 Rome, clay-outdoor, QF, Venus, 6-4, 6-2.
1999 Key Biscayne, hard-outdoor, F, Venus, 6-1, 4-6, 6-4.
1999 Grand Slam Cup, carpet-indoor, SF, Serena, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3.
2000 Wimbledon, grass-outdoor, SF, Venus, 6-2, 7-6 (3).
2001 U.S. Open, hard-outdoor, F, Venus, 6-2, 6-4.
2002 Miami, hard-outdoor, SF, Serena, 6-2, 6-2.
2002 French Open, clay-outdoor, F, Serena, 7-5, 6-3.
2002 Wimbledon, grass-outdoor, F, Serena, 7-6 (4), 6-3.
2002 U.S. Open, hard-outdoor, F, Serena, 6-4, 6-3.
2003 Australian Open, hard-outdoor, F, Serena, 7-6 (4), 3-6, 6-4.
2003 Wimbledon, grass-outdoor, F, Serena, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2.
2005 Miami, hard-outdoor, QF, Venus, 6-1, 7- 6 (8).