Day 10 at The Championships, Wimbledon: Familial feeling

Either way, a Williams will be champion

By: Associated Press - Texarkana Gazette -

Published: 07/03/2009

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WIMBLEDON, England—The purple “W” logo at Wimbledon might as well stand for the siblings who have made the women’s championship their own playground. Yes, the Williams sisters are back in the Wimbledon final.

Venus and Serena Williams won in contrasting fashion Thursday to set up their fourth all-sister Wimbledon final and eighth meeting in a Grand Slam title match.

Two-time champion Serena saved a match point and overcame Elena Dementieva 6-7 (4), 7-5, 8-6 in 2 hours, 49 minutes—the longest women’s semifinal at Wimbledon in at least 40 years. Five-time winner Venus, me...

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