Venus Williams meets Henin today

NEW YORK (AP) — Venus Williams wants more.

More matches, more victories, more Grand Slam titles.

“Yeah, I definitely would love double-digits” in major championships, said Williams, who won No. 6 at Wimbledon in July and hopes to get No. 7 at the U.S. Open this weekend. “Definitely had a few years there where some Slams were lost between injuries and a lot of other stuff happening.”

Consider this: Today’s showdown with No. 1 Justine Henin will be Williams’ first semifinal at Flushing Meadows since 2002.

Now look at things from the Belgian’s perspective: She had to deal with Serena Williams in the quarterfinals and must try to become only the second woman to beat both sisters during a single Grand Slam tournament.

The only time it happened was at the 2001 Australian Open, where Martina Hingis eliminated Serena in the quarterfinals and Venus in the semifinals — only to lose to Jennifer Capriati in the final.

“It will be a good challenge for me to play both sisters in the same tournament,” 2003 Open champion Henin said, mastering the art of understatement.

Taking all tournaments into account, the Williams sisters have lost to the same player at an event a total of five times in their decade on tour. On 11 occasions, a woman made it past one Williams, then lost to the other.