SERENA WILLIAMS TO MEET VENUS IN WIMBLEDON FINALS


 







July 04, 2008. LONDON (AFP) — Venus and Serena Williams, who boast six Wimbledon titles between them, will clash for the third time in an All England Club final on Saturday.

Venus, the four-time winner and defending champion, booked her place with a 6-1, 7-6 (7/3) win over Russian fifth seed Elena Dementieva to reach her seventh singles final.

Serena, the younger of the two sisters, then ended wildcard Zheng Jie's hopes of becoming the first Chinese player to reach a Grand Slam final with a battling 6-2, 7-6 (7/5) win.

The 26-year-old Serena will be looking to complete a hat-trick of Wimbledon wins over her sister having come out on top in the 2002 and 2003 finals.

Venus inists the final will be fully competitive despite scepticism in the past over whether the two perform to the maximum of their ability when they share the same court.

"I find the question pretty offensive because I'm extremely professional in everything that I do on and off the court," said Venus, the holder of six Grand Slam titles.

"I contribute my best in my sport, and I also have a ton of respect for myself and my family. So any mention of that is extremely disrespectful for who I am and my family."

Serena, 11 kilos heavier and more than 11cm taller than Zheng, had too much brawn for the world 133, who had made her mark by knocking out top seed Ana Ivanovic in the third round.

"She pushed me and really played a great match," said Serena of an opponent she had comfortably defeated in the first round here four years ago.

Zheng was left to regret a great opportunity to take the semi-final to a decider when she held set point in the 10th game of the second set but Williams was able to call on her powerful smash to rescue herself.

"She played like she had nothing to lose. I was able to hit a smash on that set point. I didn't really want to go into a third set," added the American sixth seed who will be facing her sister in a seventh Grand Slam final.

"I'm looking forward to playing Venus in the final. She'll be the toughest opponent I have faced.

"We haven't played each other in a Grand Slam final for five years but that's because our rankings fell or we were in the same side of the draw. I guess this is a new start for both of us."

Serena's last Wimbledon final appearance was in 2004, when she lost to a teenage Maria Sharapova.


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COMMENTS:

    oneofakind
    I'll be watching!
     

    ladye85
    THIRD
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    smoove1
    Sistahs representin'!!!
     

    IOU
    Congrats to them!
     

    ronicamikell
    LAMOS
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    I TELL IT HOW I SEE IT.

    apple208
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    sssensuallll
    Morning
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    Tashi_baybee
    Good afternoon from London! :)
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    Reppin LDN! www.myspace.com/lil_tashi

    Mz281Laydee
    they still holdin down the game!!



    get it girls!
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    change in ‘08!

    Eklips
    Now Wimbledon will be worth watching again!

    Top Ten!
     

    blackexec
    Big sis gone beat dat azz.


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    Ruthless1
    Congratulations! But I hate watching them play against one another, cause I want them both to win. They both go hard though.
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    Sweet Brown Sugar with the Candy Yams...

    henrw
    Have u guys heard that he ever appeared on the wealthy dating club M eeT Ri C H. C O m for hot singles to hook up? There are his hot photos and Lots of hot girls are found in his circle there. I've been there for days, it seems the girls are not hard to hook up with.lol
     

    lbooggie3
    DAT'S WASSUP !!!!
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    I ALWAYS COME OUT ON TOP !!!!

    DivaMuffin
    THEY CAN PLAY THE FUKK OUT OF TENNIS,
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    You can kiss my Derrie‘re

    AKeysWannabee
    Go Venus!!
     

    doll1
    Congrulats to my black sisters...I feel honored that they're maintaining a professional stance against the media concerning their integrity as players & family.....Great job but I AGREE WITH THE CONCERNING THEM PLAYING AGAINST EACH OTHER...IT ALSO SHOWS THEY'RE GOOD @ WHAT THEY DO....GO GIRLS DO THE DAMN THING....SORT OF BITTERSWEET FOR WHOEVER DOESNT TAKE THE TITLE...STILL NO ONE LOOSES..
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    what can mama do to make you better

    MsGleam
    Good luck to both sister..may the best player win!
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    LARENZZZ
    SERENA GONNA TAKE IT !!!!
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    *** YES WE DID ***

    Goliano
    Whenever Venus or Serena beat a smaller opponent, their size is always mentioned. However, when tiny little Justine Henin was beating their's, and everyone else's, asses on the reg, you never heard any of that. The sisters bring skill and experience along with their stature, but it's too painful for YT to acknowledge that.

    I'm pullin' for Venus.

    Go WILLIAMS!!!
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    Free Mumia!

    tjtrae1
    Def gonna watch this one and i hope SERENA WINS
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    Stop following and become a leader..

    modeldude
    anddddd they made the doubles final today too.....i'm just hoping they can maintain this for another few years.....
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    stayoutmybusiness
    congrats to both of them
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    Jealousy Keeps The Hataz Talking

    boipussy
    black people are the bomb! we dominate anything we want. But if all these sorry ass self-hating black str8t dudes keep race mixing and messing up the black gene pool, our dominance will be over. We are seeing this happen in track and field. The jamaicans are doing there thing in the sprints, cause their black gene pool isnt as diluted as ours...thats real talk
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    Rev...Where Are Your Wife & Kids???

    kimpeach
    I am proud of them!!
     

    esotericdredz
    I am very proud of both of them...You know the tennis establishment is maaaad right now! lol

    Still its tough when they are playing each other because I am torn as to who to cheer for!
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    Not liking bullshit doesn‘t = hating

    gumbo
    Yeahhhh!!!! I'll be getting my stoke on.
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    Oneinamillion02x
    I have been watching this years Wimbledon since the it started. Waking up early to watch both Venus and Serena and waiting for their doubles match also. I am so proud of them and enjoy watching them in both singles and doubles. Any way you look at it both going to go home wiht something, cause one is going to win the singles title and I know they going to win the doubles too. I am usually torn when they play each other, but for some reason I am pulling for Venus to win her 5th title.
     

    girlygirl
    I'm lovin it...white hoes sit down. I'm putting my money on the William sister to win!
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    BLACK POWER!

    APR
    Venus & Serena competing against 1 another at Wimbledon is a WIN-WIN situation for me. I have been impressed by these 2 young women throughout their phenomenal careers & hope that their domination of the sport of Tennis continues well into their 30's.

    Go VENUS!! Go SERENA!!
     

    osei
    nice to see them back
     

    SouthernGul
    Serena will probably win.
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    And what?

    JEUCE
    I'LL WATCH IT -- THOSE MUSCULAR BOOTIES RUN BACK & FORTH HITTIN BALLS -- LOL
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    opinions r like @$$holes, errbody got 1

    krw
    You do realize MTO that's an old photo of them. They don't have wavy braids right now. Y'all don't have any recent pics of them laying around?
     

    takeitorleaveit
    CONGRATS YOU TWO!
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    Handle your business

    FrankW
    Damn! Their gonna be looking across the net at each other thinking- sorry imma try to whoop ya ass today sis but- LOVE YA!!!
     

    charmcityking
    Congrats to the Williams sisters! They both are beast, they're so much stronger and athletic than the rest of their competition. It'll be cool no matter who wins, but I gotta say I'm rootin' 4 Serena! I luv that body ma!
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    CayennePeppa504
    It's a beautiful thing to finally see people pulling for these sisters, instead of tearing them down because they don't look (white)"pretty".
    These sisters will be in HISTORY BOOKS because of the history they've made thus far.
    And I am so proud of them and proud to be a witness to there history makings.
    Don't care who wins because I love them both and am glad they were the last standing.
     

    stopit
    While Venus and Serena have been giving their all to make History books and TEXTbooks(yes, school children learn about them in history class), most posters on here jump to insult them and talk about their complexion and other racist stereotypes that the mainstream white culture calls us. Yeah, this site has no problem dragging these Sisters through the mud.

    Now, they are back atop the tennis world, and we show them love?! Shady!!!!!
     

    Handsome1819
    I cannot wait to see Serena's a$$ bounce all around that court,she can get it...from the back though!!!
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    Show me your ignorance...

    MS2SWT
    did those bytches make a come back or what! I saw their matches that got them here and all I can say is damn I cant wait to see it. Its gonna be good
     

    THE_WAY
    Congrats to them. Serena come see me.....please.
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    NGR(Enger)=King until the Devil lied !

    t0tt78
    One of the sisters will bring it home again
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    Da Great One is here

    jaming876
    I DONT CARE WHICH ONE OF THEM WIN, IM GLAD BOTH OF THEM ARE AT THE TOP OF THEIR GAMES AGAIN. I JUST WANT SERENA TO WEAR A OUTFIT SIMILAR TO THAT BLACK CATSUIT....DAMN LOL...SHE SHOULD REMIX IT WITH GREY....
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    Conformity & Strength are opposites.

    Hot_Commodity
    Venus will beat Serena and win her 5th title at wimbledon if she doesn't feel bad about beating her. cuz face it in some of those matches it seemed that venus felt bad and took her foot off the gas pedal!
     

    Kinykatt
    Venus may win because Zheng gave Serena a hard time in that last set! I was biting my nails in the tie break!! I'm proud of them!!
     

    shaunj831
    congrats to both of them but Serena all the way
     

    Selector
    Kewl, should b gud
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    Excuse me while I light my spliff

    TROOPER
    CONGRATS TO MY BEAUTIFUL SISTAZ! I PUT MY MONEY ON THE ONE NAME WILLIAMS.
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    HIGH FIVE IN THE 09!

    1mizjl
    lol@krw

    congrats to both sisters.
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    enjoy life to the fullest

    MzQueenBee2u
    Well Venus just won. 7-5, 6-4
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    No 1 can do 4 u better then u can!

    fcukrehab
    i just hope there hair looks decent..
     

    HotSauce
    Venus just whipped that A$$. Good for her.
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    Come...get some...you little bum.

    TROOPER
    CONGRATS TO VENUS!!!!!
    CONGRATS TO VENUS!!!!!
    CONGRATS TO VENUS!!!!!
    CONGRATS TO VENUS!!!!!CONGRATS TO VENUS!!!!!CONGRATS TO VENUS!!!!!CONGRATS TO VENUS!!!!!CONGRATS TO VENUS!!!!!CONGRATS TO VENUS!!!!!CONGRATS TO VENUS!!!!!CONGRATS TO VENUS!!!!!CONGRATS TO VENUS!!!!!CONGRATS TO VENUS!!!!!CONGRATS TO VENUS!!!!!CONGRATS TO VENUS!!!!!CONGRATS TO VENUS!!!!!CONGRATS TO VENUS!!!!!CONGRATS TO VENUS!!!!!
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    HIGH FIVE IN THE 09!

    BigSis
    Form one BigSis to another-Congrats to Venus! It was really great to see both of ya'll doing it up & no matter what the sports announcers say about you two-you have already made history & will continue to do so. These women have generated more interest for the tennis world than anyone has ever b4-so sports announcers who like to fault them for having other interests (designimg clothing, etc...)& condemning them for taking time off because of injuries, ya'll need to really fall back and recognize Ms. Venus Wimbledon! How many of ya'll (Mr. & Mrs. Sports Announcers) have played in a Grand Slam title against your sibling?
     

    BigSis
    oops, I meant "designing"
     

    BigSis
    let's try this again "From"
     

    harlemnbrooklynrelle
    thats whats up sisters shutting it down
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    everybody loves a hater

    subterfuge
    Wish Serena would meet me AFTER Wimbledon. I'd conole her for about an hour.
    ;>)
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