For the ninth time in their illustrious careers, Serena Williams and her older sister, Venus, will meet in the final of a Grand Slam.
Serena eased past sentimental favorite Mirjana Lucic-Baroni, 6-2, 6-1, in the Australian Open semifinals on Thursday, and Venus came from a set down to top up-and-comer CoCo Vandeweghe.
Serena is looking for her Open-era record 23rd major title and seventh Aussie Open. Venus is targeting her eighth major championship, and first since 2008. The elder Williams has never won the title Down Under.
In anticipation of their highly-anticipated match, and as a testament to their sustained brilliance and longevity, we’re taking a trip down memory lane and chronicling their previous eight Grand Slam final matches.
Cue the way-back machine. We’re going deep.