"Oh my gosh, it means so much, mostly because she played so well," said the 13th seed, who hit 11 aces and 30 winners. "She played so unbelievable and I had to play defence the whole time it felt like. "Six-times champion Serena Williams faces Croatian Mirjana Lucic-Baroni in the second semi-final later on Thursday, looking to set up a ninth grand slam final between the American sisters. "It's an unbelievable thing to watch Serena Williams play tennis, I have to say," Venus added. "I'd love more than anything to see her across the net from me on Saturday.

Source: Times of India January 26, 2017 06:37 UTC