Venus Williams booked her spot in the Montreal WTA final by rallying to take a three-set win over sister Serena in their 25th career meeting.
Seven-time Grand Slam winner Venus benefited from nine Serena double faults en route to a 6-7 (2/7), 6-2, 6-3 victory at the USD 2.5 million hardcourt tournament on Saturday.
Venus posted her first win over top seed and defending champion Serena since another three-set victory five years ago in Dubai.
‘Serena is at her top level,’ Venus said. ‘You can’t win every match. You can’t win them all.
‘She’s number one. Nobody wants to play her. If you do, you have to play the match of your life.’
Saturday was also their first meeting since Serena thrashed her older sibling 6-1, 6-2 last year in Charleston.