Williams sisters Serena and Venus have been a breath of fresh air at the Rome Open but more so for their off court rather than on court antics.

The pair remained on course for a semi-final meeting on Friday by winning their third round encounters on Wednesday.

World number one Serena beat German Andrea Petkovic 6-2, 3-6, 6-0 and will face Maria Kirilenko in the last eight while Venus disposed of 16th seed Shahar Peer 6-3, 6-4 and faces seventh seed Jelena Jankovic next.

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