Williams sisters meet in finals of WTA championships

October 31, 11:14 AMOakland Tennis ExaminerJake Curtis

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Serena Williams has already beaten sister Venus once in the WTA Championships in Doha, Qatar, but she will have to do it again Sunday to claim the title in the $4.5 million season-ending tour event.

Venus Williams lost her first two matches in the round-robin portion of the tournament, including a three-set loss to Serena.  It did not look like Venus would qualify for the semifinals, but she won her final round-robin match in her four-player group, got some help from other results, then on Saturday, beat Jelena Jankovic 5-7, 6-3, 6-4 in the semifinals.

Venus (pictured at right, AP photo Kirsty Wigglesworth) has gone three sets in all four of her matches in this prestigious event, and stamina will be an issue in Sunday's final.

Serena got the final when her semifinal opponent, Caroline Wozniacki retired with a strained abnominal muscle while trailing Williams 6-4, 0-1 on Saturday.

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