Venus upsets Serena to reach Rogers Cup final


  • Tennis
  • Sunday, 10 Aug 2014

Aug 9, 2014; Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Venus Williams (USA) reacts after winning her match against Serena Williams (USA) on day six of the Rogers Cup tennis tournament at Uniprix Stadium. Eric Bolte-USA TODAY Sports

(Reuters) - Venus Williams upset little sister Serena 6-7(2) 6-2 6-3 on Saturday to register the first win over her top ranked sibling in five years and move into the Rogers Cup final in Montreal.

The meeting marked the 25th time the sisters had squared off but the first time Venus had come out on top since a 2009 semi-finals encounter in Dubai.

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