By Hanan Dervisevic, ABC
Photo: Photosport
Few sports rivalries stretch into two decades in length.
Even fewer involve two siblings who grew up in the same household and call one another "best friend".
On this day in 1998, an iconic sibling rivalry that would define tennis for years to come began, when Venus Williams claimed the first-time family match-up between herself and Serena at a grand slam.
With beads in their braids and power in their swings, the sisters faced off on Centre Court (no
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