In the latest renewal of a rivalry that began when they were learning how to play tennis on the public courts of Compton, Serena and Venus Williams pushed each other to produce some spectacular shots Thursday in a second-round match at the Top Seed Open in Lexington, Ky. Serena Williams, the younger sister by 15 months, came back to defeat her big sister, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, and take a 19-12 lead in their professional head-to-head matches. Serena, who will be 39 next month, advances to the tournament quarterfinals. It’s the first Women’s Tennis Assn. event in the United States since COVID-19 shut down the sport in March. “I honestly didn’t come here to win, for the first time...
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