Top seed Serena said she was “in awe” of the way her elder sibling had been playing ahead of their fourth-round meeting on Monday, but never looked like having her hopes of winning all four grand slams this year ended by Venus.

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Serena, the World No. 1-ranked player, won 6-4, 6-3 and is in search of her sixth title at Wimbledon.