Williams sisters turn back clock in Melbourne


  • Tennis
  • Saturday, 24 Jan 2015

Serena (R) and VenusWilliams at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships, in London July 1, 2014. REUTERS/Toby Melville

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Top seed Serena Williams and her older sister Venus sent a chilling warning to the rest of the women's draw at the Australian Open on Saturday by both advancing to the fourth round at Melbourne Park for the first time in five years.

Both took a little while to figure out their opponents on Saturday but once they got into the groove of the match were able to advance relatively comfortably.

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