Williams sisters clash in Australian Open final

Venus and Serena Williams will contest their ninth Grand Slam final in Melbourne. A win for Serena will regain World No. 1 status and a record 23rd major title, while VenusÕ remarkable resurgence is rewarded with her first major final since Wimbledon in 2009

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ALL-TIME HEAD-TO-HEAD

11 wins 16 wins

Last meeting:

U.S. Open quarter-final, 2015

Serena bt Venus 6-2, 1-6, 6-3

ROUTE TO FINAL

K. Kozlova	R1	B. Bencic

S. Voegele	R2	L. Safarova

Y. Duan		R3	N. Gibbs

M. Barthel	R4	B. Strycova

A. PÕchenkova	QF	J. Konta

C. Vandeweghe	SF	M. Lucic-Baroni

6-7, 6-2, 6-3		6-2, 6-1

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WILLIAMS GRAND SLAM FINALS

2001 Venus	6-2, 6-4	U.S. Open

2002 Serena	7-5, 6-3	Roland Garros

2002 Serena	7-6, 6-3	Wimbledon

2002 Serena	6-4, 6-3	U.S. Open

2003 Serena	7-6, 3-6, 6-4	Australian Open
	
2003 Serena	4-6, 6-4, 6-2	Wimbledon
	
2008 Venus	7-5, 6-4	Wimbledon

2009 Serena	7-6, 6-2	Wimbledon

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MAJOR RIVALRY

Grand Slams

0 Australian Open 6

0 Roland Garros 3

5 Wimbledon 7

2 U.S. Open 6

WTA titles

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Pictures: Getty Images

Source: WTA

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