Serena, Venus set up US Open sister showdown

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NEW YORK, Sept 2 (AFP) Serena Williams will face sister Venus at the US Open for the fourth time after bringing Severine Bremond's wild card run to a halt with a 6-2, 6-2 victory.br Serena and Venus have met 16 times previously with both winning eight matches, but this will be the first time they have met in the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam tournament.brSeventh-seeded Venus, who eliminated Polish ninth seed Agnieszka Radwanska 6-1, 6-3 on Monday, said life on the court would be easier if she didn't have a superstar sister.brBut says she won't hold back against eight-time Grand Slam winner Serena.brIf I had a sister who wasn't good then it would be easier because I would just beat her. But obviously she is very good, said Venus, who like Serena has two US Open titles.brSaid fourth seed Serena, It's my career and her career. I know she can definitely bury it. So I can do the same thing.brIn the other women's fourth-round matches Monday, Russian sixth seed Dinara Safina beat Anna-Lena Groenefeld 7-5, 6-0 and Flavia Pennetta of Italy trounced France's Amelie Mauresmo 6-3, 6-0.brbrSerena needed just 60 minutes to bounce France's Bremond and Venus not much longer to send Radwanska packing as neither sister has dropped a set so far.brbrVenus and Serena have met twice in the US Open final with the older Venus winning in 2001 before losing to Serena the following year.brbrWednesday's match will be a repeat of this year's Wimbledon final, which Venus won 7-5, 6-4.brbrAnd this is only the third time since 1998 they have met before the semi-finals of a tournament. They have not been shy about expressing their disappointment at this year's draw.brbrIt sucks, Serena said. That's how I feel. Even the semis would be better than the quarters. At least one of us will make it to semis.brbrThey only have themselves to blame for their being in the same quarter of the draw as neither has played a full tour schedule in the past year.brbrThere is more on the line than just sibling bragging rights for Serena. If the 26-year-old Serena makes it to the finals she could regain the No. 1 spot she held for the first time in July 2002.