I deserve this, says Venus, as she reaches Melbourne semis

Tennis - Australian Open - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia - 24/1/17 Venus Williams of the U.S. celebrates winning her Women's singles quarter-final match against Russia's Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. REUTERS/Jason Reed

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Venus Williams said she was by no means finished yet after swatting aside Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova to march into the semi-finals of the Australian Open for the first time since 2003 on Tuesday.

Nineteen years after making her Australian Open debut, the 36-year-old cashed in on the experience of 73 grand slams to set up a meeting with another 25-year-old in fellow American Coco Vandeweghe.