Williams sisters vie for another Grand Slam

Venus and Serena Williams are on a collision course for yet another sibling grand slam final.

Lindsay Davenport and Amelie Mauresmo are the final obstacles to what could be the latest instalment of the "Williams Show".

Mauresmo will be the first player to try and end the Williams sisters' Grand Slam dominance when she faces two-time defending champion Venus in Friday's first semi-final.

Davenport, who has looked solid in her comeback from knee surgery, will try to end Serena's 19-match Grand Slam winning streak in their all-American showdown.

Except for a three-set tussle in the fourth round against Chanda Rubin, Venus has looked nothing short of unbeatable and appears ready to claim a third straight trophy here and end her sister's Grand Slam run, having fallen to Serena in the French Open and Wimbledon finals.

On Wednesday, Venus vanquished two-time winner Monica Seles and has dropped just 11 games in the four matches outside of her win over Rubin and will be appearing in her sixth straight Open semi-final.

Mauresmo has stated that having the Williams sisters compete in every Grand Slam final is "boring" for women's tennis.

She will have to display the resilience she showed in her quarter-final win over Jennifer Capriati to have any chance at beating Venus for the first time in five tries.

Down a set and with Capriati serving for the match, Mauresmo rallied to victory and will vie for her second grand slam final, after finishing runner-up at the 1999 Australian Open.

"It's going to be a very tough match, especially since physically it (the Capriati match) was very tough for me," Mauresmo said.

"I'm going to have to recover very well from that. We'll see how it goes."

DOMINATING SERENA

Serena has looked even more dominating that her sister as she vies for a third straight major and second Open title.

The 1999 winner and last year's runner-up to Venus, Serena has dropped a total of 13 games in five matches and will look to continue her career success against Davenport.

Serena has won seven of nine meetings with Davenport, including six of their last seven meetings on hard courts.

Last year the two played a tight three-set quarter-final here before Serena gutted out the victory, avenging a quarter-final defeat to Davenport in 2000.

"We're top players," Serena said. "We play the same style of game. I actually like playing Lindsay. I can't wait. Win, lose or draw, I'm going to have fun."

Davenport, the 1998 winner, has not shown any signs of slowing down in only her fifth event since undergoing knee surgery in January.

She has reached the semi-finals or better in all events she has played in her comeback and except for a three-set win in the quarter-finals against Elena Bovina, has made quick work of her opponents.

"I really could have ever said that this would happen, especially after January and February," Davenport said.

"I really think this is one of my better achievements, just to be able to come back from everything this year and get to the semis of a slam, still be in it, be a contender."