Wuhan Open Final: Venus Williams Beat Roberta Vinci

Venus Williams beat Roberta Vinci - conqueror of Serena Williams at the US Open - to reach the Wuhan Open final.

Vinci ended the younger Williams sister's hopes of completing a calendar Grand Slam in New York earlier this month, but went down 5-7 6-2 7-6 (7-4) to 35-year-old Venus.

"If I could I'd give this win to Serena at the US Open, but it doesn't work like that in tennis," said Williams.

US Open 2015: Serena Wins Battle Of The Williams Sisters, Moves To Semi-Final

It was only fitting for the cornerstones of American women's tennis to treat the Queens, New York, crowd to another epic duel in a prime-time quarterfinals matchup at the U.S. Open on Tuesday.

Anticipated as the showdown was, it lived up to the hype as Serena Williams claimed a 6-2, 1-6, 6-3 victory over her elder sister, Venus Williams. The three-time reigning champion at Flushing Meadows improved to 16-11 overall against her sensational sibling.

"She's the toughest player I've ever played...against your best friend and...the greatest competitor in women's tennis," Serena said of Venus afterward, per the tournament's official Twitter account.

US Open 2015: Williams Sisters Set To Clash In Quarter-Final

Serena and Venus Williams, once considered one entity, find themselves headed in different directions, even as their paths collide at the 2015 U.S. Open.

Serena defeated Madison Keys (6-3, 6-3) and Venus beat Anett Kontaveit (6-2, 6-1) in the fourth round to set up an all-Williams quarterfinal showdown Tuesday.

"It's been awesome to have such a great sibling rivalry with Serena. We are proud of each other. We inspire each other," Venus told the crowd at Arthur Ashe Stadium during her post-match interview.

AUSTRALIAN OPEN: William Sisters Progress To Round Four

Top seed Serena, 33, found her form to beat Ukraine's Elina Svitolina 4-6 6-2 6-0, while Venus, 34, saw off Italy's Camila Giorgi 4-6 7-6 (7-3) 6-1. Defending champion Stan Wawrinka beat Jarkko Nieminen 6-4 6-2 6-4.

Top seed Novak Djokovic and fourth seed Petra Kvitova are in action in the night session. Meanwhile, former champion Victoria Azarenka beat Barbora Zahlavova Strycova 6-4 6-4.

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Williams, whose sister crashed out of the event earlier in the week lost the opening set in a lengthy tie-break, but hit back to claim the second with ease.

But Candian Bouchard held firm in the final set to claim the match 7-6(6) 2-6 6-4 and set up a quarter-final against either Jelena Jankovic or Ajla Tomljanovic.

Third seed Sara Errani came safely through her third round match, holding her nerve to beat China's Peng Shuai 7-6(6) 7-6(5).