Serena and Venus Williams’ first time competing against each other in a Grand Slam tournament was at the Australian Open in 1998 (via CBS Sports). Serena was considered a newcomer who could potentially beat her sister in the second round. But when it came to the match, Venus outplayed her little sister and won 2-0. After apologizing for “taking [her] out” (via The New York Times), Venus explained how “Serena hates to lose, and her reputation is she never loses to anyone twice.” She said the match “would have been great fun if it were a final, but it wasn’t so fun to eliminate my little sister in the second round.”
However, Serena could’ve been happier with who she was against. “If I had to lose in the second round, no better than to Venus,” she said. “I tried to keep thinking of her as someone else, but I guess Venus has a little bit more experience than me.”
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