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Serena Williams defeated big sister Venus Williams in the Women’s Wimbledon Finals at the All England Club on Saturday July 4th.  It was a fairly easy win for Serena who won the 1st set tie-breaker 7-3, and then cruised to the match win with a 6-2 second set drubbing.  The numbers said it all: 12 aces, 25 winners and 12 unforced errors for Serena as opposed to 2 aces, 14 winners and 18 unforced errors for Venus.  It was Serena’s 3rd Wimbledon Title and 11th Grand Slam title overall.  Serena had beaten Venus in the 2002 and 2003 Wimbledon Finals, while Venus had beaten Serena in last year’s Wimbledon Finals.  Serena’s win prevented Venus from becoming the 1st women to win 3 straight Wimbledon titles since Steffi Gras did so from 1991-1993.

What a great day for American tennis in England on July 4th!

Venus Williams and Serena Williams will meet in the Women’s Finals of Wimbledon at the All England Club on Saturday July 4th.  It is the 2nd consecutive year that the 2 Williams sisters will meet in the Wimbledon finals.  Serena defeated big sis Venus in the 2002 and 2003 Wimbledon finals, while Venus defeated younger sister Serena last year.  Venus has won the last 2 Wimbledon titles and is bidding to win 3 in a row – the first time a woman has won 3 championships in a row since Steffi Graf did so from 1991 through 1993.  A Williams sister has won 7 of the last 9 Wimbledon championships.

The 2 sisters reached the finals in vastly different semi-finals matches.  Venus defeated top-seeded Dinara Safina in just 51 minutes – 6-1, 6-0.  She had this to say about her win:  “Oh, my God, this is my 8th final, and it’s a dream come true to be here again and have the opportunity to hold the plate up…  A fourth [of July] final – it’s so exciting.”

Serena saved one match point and defeated Elena Dementieva in 3 sets (6-7, 7-5, 8-6) in 2 hours and 49 minutes.  It was the longest women’s semifinals match since records started being kept in 1969.