// BEGIN editorial data
var i = 0;
var spt_Venus_vs_Serena = new Array();
spt_Venus_vs_Serena.ID = "spt_Venus_vs_Serena";
spt_Venus_vs_Serena.ID_WB = 25462199;
spt_Venus_vs_Serena.sPubDate = "7/5/2008 4:09:28 PM GMT";
spt_Venus_vs_Serena.navsectionID = "3032985"
spt_Venus_vs_Serena.appFmt = 2;
spt_Venus_vs_Serena.itemsPerPage = 1;
spt_Venus_vs_Serena.appWidth = 624;
spt_Venus_vs_Serena.appHeader = "Williams sibling rivalry: Venus vs. Serena ";
spt_Venus_vs_Serena.appNavStyle = 3;
spt_Venus_vs_Serena.bDhtml = 0;
spt_Venus_vs_Serena.appLayout = 3;
spt_Venus_vs_Serena.copyWidth = 400;
spt_Venus_vs_Serena.copyMargin = 9;
spt_Venus_vs_Serena[i++] = new Array("","","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Williams%2C%20Ed/Photos/Venus%20vs%20Serena/VenusSerenaCover.hlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Kevin Winter", "Getty Images", "273", "379", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
spt_Venus_vs_Serena[i-1].body = "The top three seeds have already been eliminated at Wimbledon, and it's looking more and more like the Williams sisters are on a collision course to meet in the finals. Serena defeated Venus at the Bangalore Open on March 8 to take an 8-7 head-to-head lead, but Venus had won the two matches before that. Take a look back at all 15 matches between the super siblings.";
spt_Venus_vs_Serena[i++] = new Array("","Australian Open, 1998","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Williams%2C%20Ed/Photos/Venus%20vs%20Serena/Australian1998.hlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Gary M. Prior", "Getty Images", "273", "439", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
spt_Venus_vs_Serena[i-1].body = "
Venus Williams stretches to reach the ball played by her younger sister, Serena during the second round of the Australian Open. This marked the first time the Williams sisters faced off on the WTA tour, and Venus came away with a victory in the Round of 64.";
spt_Venus_vs_Serena[i++] = new Array("","Italian Open, 1998","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Williams%2C%20Ed/Photos/Venus%20vs%20Serena/Rome1998.hlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Massimo Sambucetti", "ASSOCIATED PRESS", "273", "364", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
spt_Venus_vs_Serena[i-1].body = "
Venus Williams, left, and her sister Serena smile prior to their quarterfinal match at the Italian Open clay court tournament in Rome. Venus won 6-4, 6-2.";
spt_Venus_vs_Serena[i++] = new Array("","Lipton Championships, 1999","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Williams%2C%20Ed/Photos/Venus%20vs%20Serena/KeyBiscayne1999.vlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Heather Hall", "AFP/Getty Images", "307", "278", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
spt_Venus_vs_Serena[i-1].body = "
Venus Williams, right, and her sister Serena hold their trophies after the women's final match at the Lipton Tennis Championships at Key Biscayne, Fla. Venus won her second straight title by beating her sister 6-1, 4-6, 6-4. Venus moved to 3-0 against her younger sister.";
spt_Venus_vs_Serena[i++] = new Array("","Grand Slam Cup, 1999","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Williams%2C%20Ed/Photos/Venus%20vs%20Serena/Munich1999.hlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Clive Brunskill", "Getty Images", "273", "430", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
spt_Venus_vs_Serena[i-1].body = "
Venus and Serena show off their respective trophies at the Grand Slam Cup from the Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany. It was Serena's first victory over Venus.";
spt_Venus_vs_Serena[i++] = new Array("","Wimbledon, 2000","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Williams%2C%20Ed/Photos/Venus%20vs%20Serena/Wimbledon2000.vlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "left", "Gerry Penny", "AFP/Getty Images", "358", "257", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
spt_Venus_vs_Serena[i-1].body = "
Venus Williams wipes her face during her semifinal match at Wimbledon against her sister Serena. Venus won 6-2, 7-6 to move to 4-1 against her sister.";
spt_Venus_vs_Serena[i++] = new Array("","U.S. Open, 2001","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Williams%2C%20Ed/Photos/Venus%20vs%20Serena/USOpen2001.vlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Stan Honda", "AFP/Getty Images", "352", "278", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
spt_Venus_vs_Serena[i-1].body = "
Tenth-seeded Serena screams during her finals match with her sister fourth-seeded Venus at the U.S. Open in Flushing Meadows. Venus won 6-2, 6-4 over younger sister in the first Grand Slam final between African Americans and the first between sisters in 117 years.";
spt_Venus_vs_Serena[i++] = new Array("","Nasdaq 100 Open, 2002","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Williams%2C%20Ed/Photos/Venus%20vs%20Serena/Miami2002.hlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Clive Brunskill", "Getty Images", "273", "430", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
spt_Venus_vs_Serena[i-1].body = "
Venus congratulates her Serena at the net after their match during the Nasdaq-100 Open at The Tennis Center at Crandon Park in Miami. It was Serena's second win against her sister.";
spt_Venus_vs_Serena[i++] = new Array("","French Open, 2002","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Williams%2C%20Ed/Photos/Venus%20vs%20Serena/FrenchOpen2002.hlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Andre Durand", "AFP/Getty Images", "273", "376", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
spt_Venus_vs_Serena[i-1].body = "
Serena and her sister hold their trophies at the end of the French Open finals. Serena won 7-5, 6-3 for her second straight victory over Venus.";
spt_Venus_vs_Serena[i++] = new Array("","Wimbledon, 2002","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Williams%2C%20Ed/Photos/Venus%20vs%20Serena/Wimbledon2002.hlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Mike Hewitt", "Getty Images", "273", "350", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
spt_Venus_vs_Serena[i-1].body = "
Serena is congratulated by Venus after her victory finals at Wimbledon. The win was Serena's third in a row over her sister and brought her within one in head-to-head play against her sister.";
spt_Venus_vs_Serena[i++] = new Array("","U.S. Open, 2002","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Williams%2C%20Ed/Photos/Venus%20vs%20Serena/USOpen2002.hlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Timothy A. Clary", "AFP/Getty Images", "273", "369", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
spt_Venus_vs_Serena[i-1].body = "
Serena holds up the U.S. Open trophy as her sister Venus looks on at Flushing Meadows. The fourth meeting of the Williams sisters in a Grand Slam final ended with Serena winning 6-4, 6-3. This brought the head-to-head series between the sisters to 5-5.";
spt_Venus_vs_Serena[i++] = new Array("","Australian Open, 2003","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Williams%2C%20Ed/Photos/Venus%20vs%20Serena/Australian2003.hlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Sean Garnsworthy", "Getty Images", "273", "409", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
spt_Venus_vs_Serena[i-1].body = "
Serena holds the winner's trophy and her sister Venus holds the runner-up trophy after the Australian Open finals. It was Serena's fifth win in a row over her sister and gave her a head-to-head lead of 6-5.";
spt_Venus_vs_Serena[i++] = new Array("","Wimbledon, 2003","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Williams%2C%20Ed/Photos/Venus%20vs%20Serena/Wimbledon2003.hlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Phil Cole", "Getty Images", "273", "428", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
spt_Venus_vs_Serena[i-1].body = "
Venus receives treatment during her match against her sister Serena in the Wimbledon finals. It was the sixth straight time Serena was victorious over her sister.";
spt_Venus_vs_Serena[i++] = new Array("","Nasdaq 100 Open, 2005","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Williams%2C%20Ed/Photos/Venus%20vs%20Serena/Miami2005.hlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Al Bello", "Getty Images", "273", "394", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
spt_Venus_vs_Serena[i-1].body = "
Venus returns a shot to Serena during the NASDAQ 100 Open on March 29, 2005 in Key Biscayne, Fla. It was the first time the sisters faced off in almost two years, and the first time Venus won in seven matches.";
spt_Venus_vs_Serena[i++] = new Array("","U.S. Open, 2005","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Williams%2C%20Ed/Photos/Venus%20vs%20Serena/USOpen2005.vlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "left", "Timothy A. Clary", "AFP/Getty Images", "320", "278", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
spt_Venus_vs_Serena[i-1].body = "
No. 8 seed Serena is hugged by her sister, No. 10 seed Venus, after Venus defeated her during their match at the U.S. Open. Venus won 7-6 (7-5), 6-2. The win brought their head-to-head series to 7-7.";
spt_Venus_vs_Serena[i++] = new Array("","Bangalore Open, 2008","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Williams%2C%20Ed/Photos/Venus%20vs%20Serena/India.vlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Strdel", "AFP/Getty Images", "330", "278", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
spt_Venus_vs_Serena[i-1].body = "
Serena and her sister Venus pose in traditional Indian sarees during a function on the eve of the WTA Bangalore Open Championship. Serena emerged victorious to pull ahead in the head-to-head series, 8-7.";
spt_Venus_vs_Serena[i++] = new Array("","Wimbledon, 2008","
Neither dropped a set heading into the 2008 Wimbledon finals, but that had to change in the championship match. Venus Williams kept that streak alive with a straight-set 6-4, 7-5 victory over her younger sister, winning her fifth singles at the All England Club.","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Components/Photo-Sports/July/Wimbledon/080705_SerenaVenusflowers_v.vlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "left", "Glyn Kirk", "AFP/Getty Images", "358", "255", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
// END editorial data