Serena, Venus one match away from Wimbledon final

Who saw this coming in 2016? Maybe only Richard Williams.

On Tuesday, world No. 1 Serena Williams continued her march for a 22nd Grand Slam title by beating Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, just after her older sister Venus Williams took out Yaroslava Shvedova in her quarterfinal match.

After returning to the Top 10 last year, Venus came into Wimbledon seeded No. 8, and lucked out by not being in the same section as her sister. She battled through the draw, with plenty of three setters and tiebreaks to get herself into her first Wimbledon seminal since 2009.

The first time the 36-year-old won a Grand Slam (Wimbledon in 2000), she had to beat Serena in the semifinals. Here’s a look at all of their Wimbledon final encounters (though this year’s blockbuster is still one very tough match away for both sisters):

Serena wouldn’t be denied her first Wimbledon title, even against a family member, winning, 7-6 (4), 6-3.

"At the beginning of the year, I told myself I don't care what else happens this year, I want to win Wimbledon," Serena said.

Despite dropping the first set, it was little sister Serena’s title for the taking for the second year in a row, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2.

"The way I played, and the way Venus had been playing, she would have been the Wimbledon champion this year," the younger Williams said.

Venus grass-court experience finally came out on top in a Wimbledon final, winning 7-5, 6-4.

"She played so awesome so it was really a task," Venus said, celebrating her seventh Grand Slam title (and fifth Wimbledon).

Serena got her revenge soon though, taking out her big sister, 7-6 (3), 6-2 to win her third Venus Rosewater Dish.

“It’s named the Venus, and she always wins it, and it’s just like wow,” Serena said. “It hasn’t settled in that I won yet.”

The last time the sisters faced off at Wimbledon was in the fourth round last year, with Serena winning 6-4, 6-3 on her way to her third major of the year. Serena holds the head-to-head edge over her sister, 16-11.

While the world is getting excited for a blast-from-the-past all-Williams final, Serena has to beat Elina Vesnina first and Venus has a formidable challenge ahead of her in Angelique Kerber on Thursday.