And Staten Island, the typically forgotten half sibling, has been further isolated in its pain and suffering.

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Adopted children had roughly double the risk of drug abuse if their biological full- or half-sibling had similar issues.

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Vanya Shivashankar, at 11 the youngest of the finalists, fell short in her bid to become the second half of the first pair of sibling champions.

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Her older sibling Venus, who is in the same half of the draw, bounced back from her early exits at the French Open and Wimbledon by thrashing Roland Garros runnerup Sara Errani 6-3 6-1 in her delayed first-round match.

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Serena's older sister Venus, who lost to her sibling in the 2003 final in Melbourne and is in the same half of the draw this year, also progressed with few problems.

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Joel Tomkins grabbed his second - again courtesy of the wizardry of younger sibling Sam - in the 23rd minute before Gleeson and Pryce completed the first-half scoring.

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