Williams sisters rewrite history

paris, MARCH 1: Sisters Venus and Serena Williams of the United States rewrote the tennis history books yesterday when they won separate tournaments.

The 17-year-old Senena triumphed in the Paris Indoor Open, beating French hope Amelie Mauresmo 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 7-4 and 18-year-old and fifth-ranked Venus beat Amanda Coetzer 6-4, 6-0 in Oklahoma.

The last time two sisters contested different titles was in 1991 when Bulgarian sisters Manuela and Magdalena Maleeva reached separate finals. Both lost however.