Cutie pie Serena Williams of the USA made it into the semifinals of the WTA Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships played in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on Feb. 15-22, 2009.

Williams, ranked No. 1 in the world, was also the No. 1 seed in the tournament. After a BYE into the 2nd round, Williams defeated Sara Errani in a 3-set match, 4-6, 6-2, 6-0. She then cruised through the next two rounds, winning straight-set matches over No. 18 ranked Zheng Jie (6-4, 6-2) and Ana Ivanovic (6-4, 6-4).

In the semifinals, she ran into her sister, No. 5 ranked Venus Williams. It was a hard-fought match lasting 3 sets, going into a tie-break for the 3rd set. Venus came out on top 6-1, 2-6, 7-6 (7-3).

Venus was the eventual champion, defeating Virginie Razzano 6-4, 6-2. in the final.