Friday, July 3, 2009

Another Williams Final at Wimbledon 2009

Wimbledon 2009 is going to see another All Williams final in the women’s singles event as both Venus and Serena Williams reached the final following their respective wins in the semi final. Serena Williams fourth seed Elena Dementieva in a close three-set semi final 6-7, 7-5, 8-6, while Venus outperformed top ranked Dinara Safina 6-1, 6-0 showing a total domination in the game.


The rivalry between the two sisters have already scripted in the tennis history. Serena and Venus met each other on 20 occasions in professional circuit with both sisters winning 10 matches each. They have already played 7 grand slam finals against each other with Serena winning 5 times. Among the four grand slam tournaments, only Wimbledon saw four All-Williams final so far. So, this is going to be the fifth time, Serena and Venus will face each other in the Wimbledon final with both winning twice each.


Venus Williams, the reigning champions of the tournament, defeated her younger sister Serena in a two-set final in Wimbledon 2008. So, Serena would like to take a sweet revenge this time against her elder sister. Whoever wins, there is nothing to worry for Williams family because Wimbledon 2009 women’s singles title is going to add to the family’s memorabilia.


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