Venus defeated Agnieszka Radwanska 6-3 2-6 6-1. The match lasted for for 125 minutes.
On the other hand, sister Serena Williams beat Garbine Muguruza 2-6 6-3 6-2 to move to the next round.
If they both win their respective next round games then they will meet in the semi-final of the first grand slam of the year.
In the men's singles event, Serbian star Novak Djokovic defeated Gilles Muller 6-4, 7-5, 7-5 to reach the next round.
Novak had to give some amount of fight to win the match.
He will face Milos Raonic of Canada in the quarter finals.
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