Wimbeldon, England ? Strip away Venus and Serena Williams’ four Wimbledon titles, 10 Grand Slam trophies, $30 million of prize money, acting gigs and press clippings, and what you are left with is a pair of sisters who love each other dearly.

No matter what else happens in their very public whirlwind lives, Serena will always be Venus’ baby sister. When someone hurts Serena’s feelings, big sis Venus is always there.

Nobody knows that better today than Jill Craybas, who was blown off the court, 6-0, 6-2, by a vengeful Venus Williams in the fourth round at Wimbledon on Monday.

Craybas, the 85th-ranked player in the world, had shocked Serena on Saturday, knocking her out of the third round with big questions about her game.

Craybas’ reward? A fourth-round match against Venus. Williams restored family pride, beamed afterward and kept alive the possibility that at least one Williams will be in the Wimbledon final for the sixth year in a row.

“I think it’s probably a really big challenge mentally to play both me and Serena in a row, so I guess I had a good position to be the second sister,” Venus Williams said.

In the main men’s match, two-time defending champion Roger Federer beat Juan Carlos Ferrero 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (6), while Andy Roddick defeated Guillermo Coria 6-3, 7-6 (1), 6-4. Roddick and Federer appear to be on course for a second consecutive final.

Only one player has ever beaten Venus and Serena back-to-back in a Grand Slam, and that was Martina Hingis at the 2001 Australian Open.

Asked if she wanted to win for her younger sister, who flew home Sunday, Williams smiled and said: “I definitely wanted to do it a little bit for my sister, but mostly for me.”

Williams’ next match is today against 30-year-old Mary Pierce, another comeback player, who made it to the French Open final.