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LONDON -- In some ways, making it to a Grand Slam semifinal is rather been-there, done-that for Venus Williams.She is, after all, already the owner of seven major titles, including five at Wimbledon.This one, though, is different.Shes 36 now, a half-dozen years removed from her last such run. And, in the interim, she has been through the daily struggles of dealing with a disease that can sap energy and cause joint pain.Williams made it to the final four at the All England Club for the first time since 2009, and at any Grand Slam tournament since the year after that, playing mistake-free to beat Yaroslava Shvedova 7-6 (5), 6-2 in the quarterfinals Tuesday.Semifinals feels good. But it doesnt feel foreign at all, lets put it that way, said Williams, whose first Wimbledon title came in 2000 and whose most recent came in 2008.Asked to compare her current level of play to that of the past, Williams shook her head, shut her eyes and laughed.I dont remember. Six years ago is ages ago, she responded. I was most likely kicking butt six years ago, if I was in the semis or the finals. You have to be.Just like in the old days, Williams will be joined in the semifinals by a familiar face -- younger sister Serena, who moved closer to equaling Steffi Grafs Open-era record of 22nd Grand Slam championships by defeating 21st-seeded Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-4, 6-4, taking the last three games of each set. Serena hit 11 aces, including one at 123 mph to end it.This, then, is the latest chapter of the remarkable Williams sister tale: a pair of siblings from Compton, California, who rose to the top of tennis. Its the 11th time theyve reached the semis at the same major; in all previous 10, one took home the trophy. That includes four all-in-the-family finals at Wimbledon, with Venus winning in 2008, and Serena in 2002, 2003 and 2009.On Thursday, they will try to set up another title match when No. 1 Serena faces unseeded Elena Vesnina, while No. 8 Venus meets No. 4 Angelique Kerber.It just means that she has a lot of perseverance. Shes a real fighter, Serena said about Venus, the oldest woman in a major semifinal since 1994, when Martina Navratilova was 37 at Wimbledon. Like I always say, its super inspiring for me.Kerber, who surprised Serena in the Australian Open final in January for her first Grand Slam title, advanced by eliminating No. 5 Simona Halep 7-5, 7-6 (2). Vesnina, ranked 50th and never before a major quarterfinalist, moved on by overwhelming No. 19 Dominika Cibulkova 6-2, 6-2.The last mens quarterfinal spot was earned by 2010 runner-up Tomas Berdych, who completed his 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (8), 6-7 (9), 6-3 victory over Jiri Vesely in a match suspended after the fourth set Monday night because of darkness. On Wednesday, the semifinalists will be determined by these matchups: Andy Murray vs. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Roger Federer vs. Marin Cilic, Milos Raonic vs. Sam Querrey and Berdych vs. Lucas Pouille.There wasnt much drama in the quartet of womens matches Tuesday, although Venus was perilously close to dropping her opening set against the 96th-ranked Shvedova, now 0-3 in major quarterfinals.Shvedova led 5-2 in the tiebreaker before collapsing this way: forehand long, backhand wide, forehand into the net, forehand long. Those unforced errors were part of her 24 in the match, 15 more than Venus. They also created a set point for Venus, who converted it with a 99 mph service winner.Playing with her left thigh taped, Venus moved quite well, covering the court with speed and perfect timing, offering up enough defense and waiting for Shvedovas miscues. When Shvedovas final shot nestled in the net, Venus let out a cry of Come on! and raised her arms.Once you get to this part of a tournament, motivation is going to kick in after a few games of every match, said Venus coach, David Witt, and youre going to stop thinking about being sore, if youre sore.In 2011, Venus revealed that she had been diagnosed with Sjogrens syndrome, and since then there have been repeated questions about when she might quit tennis -- especially as early losses accumulated. She had six first-round exits at majors over the past six years, compared with three over her careers first 14 years.Retiring is the easy way out, she said. I dont have time for easy.About 1 1/2 hours later, Venus went back out to team with Serena and win a doubles match to get to that events quarterfinals.One more victory each in singles, and theyll be sharing the court again -- except on opposite sides of the net, reprising their one-of-a-kind rivalry. Just like in the old days.---Follow Howard Fendrich on Twitter at http://twitter.com/HowardFendrich Cheap Basketball Jerseys Free Shipping . - Levi Browns tenure at left tackle for the Pittsburgh Steelers is over before it even began. Basketball Jerseys China . -- Canadian Andrew Wiggins got the ball on the wing, made a nifty spin move and then let go with a soft floater from about 10 feet that swished through the net in Allen Fieldhouse. http://www.cheapjerseysnbaoutlet.com/ . 9. Price, heading to the 2014 Olympics for Canada, was named the First Star after posting wins in three starts with a 1.00 goals-against average and a .971 save percentage. Jerseys Basketball China . 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The world champions power unit has been fitted with a new turbocharger, MGU-H, energy store and control electronics after a failure in qualifying but Hamilton remains inside the five unit limit for each element so no penalty is applied.Hamilton reverts to his first engine used at the Australian GP with Mercedes also chartering a plane to fly a new fuel system to Sochi on Saturday night, with the team needing to introduce replacement parts of the same specification after upgrading their power units for this weekend. The revised power unit was successfully fired up in the Mercedes garage and Hamilton is set to take his place on the fifth row of the grid for the race which begins at 1pm BST, live on Sky Sports F1.Team-mate and championship leader Nico Rosberg starts on pole and is well placed to increase his 36-point championship lead.Speaking on Saturday night, Hamilton appeared downcast about the latest setback to his title challenge, but vowed to fight back in the race from wherever he started.Asked if he was beginning to think 2016 might not be his year after problems at all four grands prix so far, he replied: Im not really thinking of that at the moment, there is still a long way to go.Im always trying to turn negatives into positives and, as I said at the last race, this is another big challenge and the challenge is becoming greater. Every challenge is an opportunity to rise. Mercedes Lewis Hamilton could start near the back of the grid in Russia after suffering yet another power unit failure ahead of Q3 I quite like that approach and even when it seems like its the darkest of days, theres always some light there and as long as you focus on that there will be a brighter day up ahead. Thats how I think, thats how I feel, and thats whats going to power me forwards.ddddddddddddMercedes boss Toto Wolff described the second successive problem in a power unit in Hamiltons car, caused by an overheating MGU-H, as a freak failure given the team believed they had identified the cause of the problem first time round in China.And although the issue has afflicted engines in Hamiltons car so far, Wolff said it was not being caused by the world champions driving.We have eight power units out there. Seven didnt have any problems and one had the problem twice, he added.You need to turn every stone and look at settings, because it happens in the same circumstances in qualifying twice - out laps, not in the race. So I wouldnt exclude any failure, but definitely it is not something that is obvious because we would have found out. Ted Kravitz analyses all the action and looks behind the scenes from qualifying at the Russian Grand Prix. Its certainly not Lewis. You need to look at settings on the MGU-H or any setting that could have an influence on the functionary of the power unit.Wolff also batted away any suggestion the pre-season switch of some crew members between Hamilton and Rosbergs garages had made any impact on the Britons series of setbacks.The crews are doing a great job, he said. We changed the chief mechanic and some other mechanics on the cars, but that has nothing to do with it. Its an unfortunate run of things. 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