INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Seventeen years after their first match in Indian Wells failed to materialize, Venus and Serena Williams finally faced each other across the net in the desert.
So much has changed since 2001, and not just the outfits and the hairstyles. The Williamses are now arguably the greatest sibling act in sports history, and Serena, 36, took the court on Monday night as a new mother while Venus, 37, walked out as a new aunt.
On Monday, it was the Williams who is not on the comeback trail who emerged as the victor. Venus prevailed, 6-3, 6-4, serving big when she needed it most though she struggled to close out her sister.