Serena beats Venus to face Schnyder in final

American third seed Serena Williams beat older sister Venus on Saturday to win a place in the Bangalore Open final against Swiss world number 12 Patty Schnyder.

World number 11 Serena beat Venus, the number seven, 6-3 3-6 7-6 in a thrilling semi-final that lasted just over two hours and 10 minutes.

Left-handed fourth seed Schnyder had dispatched China's Yan Zi 6-3 6-4 in 75 minutes in the first semi-final.

The Williams sisters, who have won 14 grand slam singles titles between them, were playing each other for the first time since the 2005 US Open fourth round.

Serena played more consistently to win the tie-breaker after the sisters had won a set each.

American Andy Roddick beat unseeded Spaniard Feliciano Lopez 6-7 6-4 6-2 in a pulsating match to win the Dubai Championships yesterday. Sixth-seeded Roddick secured his 25th career title and second of the year after his success in San Jose last month. He went through the tournament without dropping his serve, did not face a break point in the final and his 22 aces in the match brought his total for the week to 84.