Serena wins all-sister final

Younger Williams vexes Venus, 7-5, 6-3 at French Open

? Tying their Sister Slam series at one title apiece, Serena Williams stopped older sibling Venus 7-5, 6-3 Saturday at Roland Garros in a French Open final that was far more competitive as their championship match at the U.S. Open nine months ago.

And although they combined for 101 unforced errors, 14 double faults and 13 service breaks, Venus thought the match was picture-perfect: She grabbed their mother’s camera and joined the horde of photographers snapping shots of Serena holding the trophy.

“Hopefully, we can build a rivalry and we’ll be able to do this a lot,” said 20-year-old Serena, 15 months younger than Venus. “Make a legacy, then retire champions.”

She collected her second Grand Slam title the other was the family’s first, at the 1999 U.S. Open. Venus won Wimbledon and the U.S. Open each of the past two years.

“I didn’t want to be a one-hit wonder,” Serena said. “I had to get it again.”

In Monday’s new rankings, Venus will be No. 1, and Serena No. 2, the first siblings to sit 1-2.

After saluting the crowd in French, Serena switched to English to thank “Venus for supporting me all the way and just being the best sister in the whole world.”

Serena has won their last two matches to improve to 3-5 against Venus.

“I just didn’t make that last shot on each point, whether it was an approach shot or a volley,” said Venus, who hadn’t dropped a set in six matches. “I was rushing.”