Serena: Venus clash just like any other

Serena Williams has promised to play a true match after setting up a fantasy French Open final with sister Venus.

Seeking her second Grand Slam title, after the US Open three years ago, Serena ended the challenge of defending champion Jennifer Capriati.

And Venus trounced unseeded Argentinian Clarisa Fernandez to ensure, for the first time, the pair will be number one and two in the world on Monday - Venus top with Serena chasing.

They have met before in high-profile matches which have failed to meet expectations, but Serena pledged to give her all for victory this weekend.

"It will be tough to meet Venus again but this time I want to win," she added.

"Before it was hard to play against her because we are sisters, but now it's like any other game.

"Neither of us ever won here at Roland Garros and I want it to be me this time, but I am sure she wants victory as much as me.

"Obviously my tennis is a lot better than last year, but we are both playing great on clay at the moment and we'll have to keep our focus."

Venus ended the stunning run of Clarisa Fernandez, a third-round conqueror of last year's runner-up Kim Clijsters.

"I never felt like I was going to lose the match," she said. "But for her (Fernandez) it might have been hard to play a semi-final here for the first time. I think she is a good player and she has to build on it."

Of the sisters' domination, she added: "It is nice to be number one and two - we were not especially aiming at that, we just wanted to do well. Now the final will be so much sweeter because of that.

"These rankings mean that we've reached the best of our profession and we take a lot of pride in what we do.

"I am glad to be number one and I would like to stay there as long as possible but it would be nice to see Serena be on top too at some point."