1.   American sisters Venus and Serena Williams were the first two players into the third round.

2.   Gibson was most pleased by the versatility the American sisters showed in defeating Martina Hingis of Switzerland and American Jennifer Capriati in straight sets.

3.   In the pairs event Elena Berezhnaya and Anton Sikharulidze were also in the lead ahead of American sister and brother, Dannielle Hartsell and Steve Hartsell.

4.   Japanese women lag far behind their American sisters in their climb into higher corporate ranks, government figures out Thursday show.

5.   Steffi Graf says a tennis exhibition also featuring the Russian star Anna Kournikova and American sisters Venus and Serena Williams will be the perfect warmup for the Australian Open.

6.   The American sisters face big obstacles to a family-feud final.

7.   They settled in Trapp Hill, N.C., and married American sisters Adelaide and Sarah Yates.

8.   Will this be the Grand Slam where American sisters Venus or Serena Williams will break through?