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3rd September 2017
04:07pm BST

"Obviously, I'm super-excited. Words can't describe."And while she requested the questions stick to tennis and not her family during her post-match conference, Venus did confirm the pair had spoken before the match. The 37 year old admitted it was weird not seeing her mum, Oracene Price, or her sister Isha - who are at most of the Williams sisters' matches - up in the players' box. And she added that she had spoken to Serena ahead of the match, calling the conversation "motivational". She continued:
"We always talk. "We always talk, so she's always encouraging me. ... From every step of the way, every match, always."
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