As the large crowd milled outside Arthur Ashe Stadium full of anticipation on a steamy Tuesday night for the US Open, it was hard not to flash back to the beginnings for Venus and Serena Williams.<br />Though Venus the elder swung for the lines and even won the second set in a hurry, Serena the younger prevailed - as she has so often in recent years - to win this quarterfinal match, 6-2, 1-6, 6-3, and bring the prospect of a Grand Slam ever closer to reality.<br />Serena, 33, is now just two victories from joining Maureen Connolly, Margaret Court and Steffi Graf as the only women to win all four major singles titles in a season.
