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Williams was nearly as impressive against Bethanie Mattek-Sands, but is 0-2 against Kerber in 2012.
Venus will be the slight underdog against Kerber but she will have plenty of well-wishers against the fourth seed.
Her first match of the tournament is Tuesday evening against Kerber, who dealt Williams her most recent defeat in August in Cincinnati.
Serena Williams, seeded eighth, seemed flustered in the first set against Kerber but eventually began showing her trademark power, slugging winners to offset a flurry of unforced errors.
In her two matches against Kerber and Wozniacki, two of the premier defenders in the game, Halep recorded a jaw-dropping ninety winners.
Venus has had to battle in all of her matches, not least when she beat Daria Kasatkina 7-5, 4-6, 10-8 in the third round, and she will have to play gutsy tennis against Kerber.
An even bigger prize awaits should Pliskova win Saturday against Kerber, the No2 seed who prevailed in Thursday's second semi-final and will inherit the No1 mantle from Williams when Monday's rankings are released.
Though she said she felt ready "to explode any minute" because of the pressure, she gave few hints of that on the court, holding firm against Kerber in the opening set and then shrugging off the loss of the second set by jumping out to a 5-0 lead in the third.
Having gone close in each of the past three grand slams and having lost against Kerber in the Australian Open final in January, the world No1 edged a tight first set and then held on in the second to clinch an emotional victory and move within two of the all-time grand slam record of 24, held by the Australian Margaret Court.
World number two Sharapova was in dominant form against Kerber, overpowering her opponent with heavy groundstrokes.
