Why Serena and Venus Williams battle won't match the hype

She added: "A Williams is going to win the tournament".

Venus is worth a set perhaps, but anything other than a Serena win would be considered a small upset. "I'm not playing badly", said Venus.

Serena will be looking to become the most successful female tennis player in the Open Era, while Venus can become the oldest women's Slam champion. She can't believe it.

It came at Wimbledon in 2009, when Serena claimed her third All England Club triumph with a straight-sets victory over her sister Venus, who was the two-time defending champion at the time. She's my toughest opponent.

So what better way to look forward to the first major singles final of 2017 by looking at some of the numbers behind it?

After having a relatively uneventful 2015, in which she won only the Wimbledon title, the 35-year-old is showcasing the right attitude to make it big and regain the top spot in the new season.

On being asked about her inspirational journey and her status as a role model, Venus gave an interesting insight after her match on just how much the sport means to her. "But I'd like to keep that going".

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Serena leads 9-5 in sisterly grand slam meetings, while the overall head-to-head contest between the sisters (in all tournaments) is 16-11.

Serena Williams says playing her sister in the Australian Open final is a "win-win situation" for her considering everything Venus has been through.

For Serena, a year younger, the clash with Venus represents another chance to overhaul Steffi Graf's record tally of 22 grand-slam titles, after last year's US Open campaign was ended at the semi-final stage. "And no matter what happens, we've won". The mark is a record in the Open era. At least not yet. She is moving like a 20-year-old and getting into the corners. What is Serena's next move.

"She just also wasn't giving me much of a rhythm because she was either making winners or easy mistakes". How many brides are able to do that.

Nadal saved six set points in the second set against one of the best servers in the business on Wednesday, beating third-ranked Milos Raonic 6-4, 7-6 (7), 6-4. I felt she really did incredibly well. Can you really tell that.

Venus came back from a terrifying health scare after suffering a pulmonary embolism while recovering from a foot injury in 2010. Opponents off the court too. Hey.

Day 14: Men's final begins Sunday at 3 a.m. ET on ESPN, WatchESPN & the ESPN app. Stay up late. Party at robin's?