text: The Miami Open is threatening to turn into national cake week, after Serena Williams became the latest recipient of a giant celebration present after she clocked her 700th career victory. The day following Andy Murray’s 500th win another huge cake was wheeled out to mark Williams reaching the semi-final with a 7-6, 1-6, 6-3 progression over Germany’s Sabine Lisicki. Williams’s hopes of another meeting with sister Venus were dashed by her elder sibling’s defeat to Spain’s Carla Suarez Navarro, but the world No 1 was intent on staying alive in what is the nearest thing she has to a hometown event. Serena Williams strikes a pose next to her cake after recording her 700th career victory . Williams beat Sabine Lisicki in three sets on Wednesday to progress to the semi-finals of the Miami Open . Willaims celebrates as the world No 1 sealed a match against either Sloane Stephens or Simona Halep . Andy Murray pretends to take a bite out a celebratory cake presented to him after winning his 500th match . In a battle of two huge servers, Williams seemed to give away the second set but eventually gained a measure of revenge for the shock defeat she suffered at Wimbledon 2013 against the same opponent, who has never quite been the same since. Williams will face Romania's Simona Halep for a place in the final after the third-seed beat Sloane Stephens 6-1, 7-5. Williams plays a backhand during her quarter-final at Crandon Park in Florida on Wednesday . Lisicki and Williams shake hands at the net after the tight match at the Miami Open . Simona Halep celebrates after beating Sloane Stephens to reach the Miami Open semi-finals .
target: Serena Williams progresses to semi-finals after beating Sabine Lisicki .
  Williams beats German in three sets at Miami Open - 7-6, 1-6, 6-3 .
  World No 1 presented with cake after 700th career victory .
  Andy Murray was similarly given reward after 500th career win .