INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Serena Williams said it is "really cool" to have older sister Venus with her at the BNP Paribas Open.
"This is kind of where everything started for us," Serena said Thursday during a press conference at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. "This was such a big event for us early in our careers. We both played qualifying here back in '97, a long time ago, so it's just been a place for us that has really meant a lot.
"Then we had that one memory and we both want to get rid of that.