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Yes, Madison Keys, a smiling 20-year-old from Boca Raton, Florida, and Coco Vandeweghe, a laughing 23-year-old from Rancho Sante Fe, California, are into the final eight at the All England Club.

Study the images of some of those old days – the aftermath of the 2008 Wimbledon final, for example, which was the last time Venus emerged successful from a Grand Slam meeting with her sister – and you will see the changes time has wrought.

Serena Williams returns a shot against Venus Williams during Mondays match in Wimbledon, London.

Serena Williams’ latest Grand Slam match against Victoria Azarenka ended the same way as the previous nine – with Williams walking off as the victor.

Venus had won their most recent meeting, in Montreal last summer, but Serena extended her head-to-head advantage to 15-11.

I’m getting frustrated myself.

At 32, and with a fresh endorsement deal from Visa and the eyes of the nation upon her, she may be back for another World Cup, a leader in her own right.

Some 17 years after the inseparable siblings first met in the professional arena, neither Williams asked or offered any quarter.

The United States and Japan have both had scrapes en route to the Women’s World Cup final.

That is especially true for veteran striker Abby Wambach.

For almost all of her 14-year professional career, Abby Wambach has been the ultimate example of consistency. The Americans missed their first three attempts.

Argentina captain Messi, aiming to inspire the South American giants to a first global title in 22 years, could only look on distraught as Chile celebrated.

“I’m really looking forward to playing Serena; I’ve never played her before”, Watson told the BBC.

The defending champions face old rivals the United States in a repeat of the 2011 final.