She defeated her sister Serena for her seventh career grand slam title.
WIMBLEDON, England - Venus Williams beat sister Serena 7-5, 6-4 Saturday for her fifth Wimbledon title and seventh Grand Slam championship.I rarely watch tennis, but tuned in for most of today's final. It was a good match, but probably won't lead to my watching the men's final tomorrow. See the wife and I go to mass on Sunday morning, therefore I won't be home for most of the broadcast.This was Venus' first victory over her younger sibling in a Grand Slam final since the 2001 U.S. Open, and it evened their career record at 8-8.
"I can't believe that it's five," Venus said. "But when you're in the final against Serena Williams, five seems too far away. ... She played so awesome, it was really a task to beat her."
Venus came from 3-1 down in the first set to turn around the match, breaking Serena four times while dropping serve twice in a final that produced breathtaking tennis despite swirling wind.
This was more than a matchup between siblings; it was a contest between two of the hardest-hitting, most athletic players in the world at the top of their game.
Venus broke to finish the match in 1 hour, 51 minutes, with Serena hitting a backhand wide on the second match point. The sisters embraced at the net, and Venus kept her celebrations in check as she twirled and waved to the Centre Court crowd.
Venus accepted the winner's trophy -- a sterling silver salver aptly named the Venus Rosewater dish -- from the Duke of Kent.
The last time I watched a men's final in tennis was one of the Borg-McEnroe battles of the late 70's or early 80's.
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i'm just gonna shy away fro... (Below threshold)1. Posted by tennis Bets | July 6, 2008 4:27 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
i'm just gonna shy away from tennis for a while if we're going to return the the williams sister era. i don't like either of their games. they're just like men playing womens tennis and they turn it into more of a mens game.
i like the men's side a lot with the federer-nadal thing going on, but the women's side is usually a nice change of pace from the power aspect of the men's game. not so much with the williams.
1. Posted by tennis Bets | July 6, 2008 4:27 PM |
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Posted on July 6, 2008 16:27
2. Posted by Chuck | July 8, 2008 5:10 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Tennis is at an interesting point. The Williams sisters are about as high-profile as you can get on the women's side (Anna not contending). On the men's side, you just had maybe the greatest tennis match ever in the Nadal-Feds final. Truly fantastic tennis. But will we ever see the popularity of the Connors-McEnroe, Agassi-Sampras days?
2. Posted by Chuck | July 8, 2008 5:10 PM |
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Posted on July 8, 2008 17:10