The fantastic Williams sisters will face off in their fourth Wimbledon Final on the 4th of July, making yet another American mark on the historic tournament across the pond. Serena holds a 2-1 edge in the series against her sister in Wimbledon finals and Venus always saves her best for Wimbledon, she will be seeking her sixth title overall.
Their all-American tale of a meteoric rise to all-world tennis fame and fortune began humbly in the mind of their audaciously bold and charismatic father Richard Williams, who has carefully guided them and their careers from the mean streets of Compton, California to the prestigious majesty of the All-England Club where they have reigned supreme as beautiful black queens on and off the courts.
Known best for their spectacular play on the courts Venus and Serena live out loud in these historic times for African Americans. Destined for greatness since their teens both of these remarkable athletes have been able to morph in and out of traditional sports arenas into business owners in fashion and design both with of their own labels "Aneres™" and "EleVen™" respectfully.
When they meet for the fourth time in the Wimbledon Final on Saturday morning (check your local listings for times), they will pen yet another chapter in the new African American history. But, who has the edge headed into the match?
The two sisters have faced each other in 20 matches in their championship-studded careers and the ledger stands 10 wins for Venus and 10 wins for Serena. In their semi-final matches both players were able to triumph but how they did it was starkly contrast. Venus faced the world's No. 1 ranked player Dinara Safina (RUS) in her semi on yesterday. She easily won the match dominating the befuddled Russian (6-1, 6-0) for the straight set victory in just 51 minutes of play.
Meanwhile sister Serena had a much more difficult time advancing and had to face down match point at (4-5) in the third and final set of her epic battle against Elena Dementieva (RUS) before eventually prevailing, 6-7, 7-5, 8-6. It was the longest women’s semi-final in the Open era at Wimbledon.
Both players will surely be at their peak but the edge will go to Venus. With five Wimbledon titles Venus has positioned herself to join some very rarefied company in Wimbledon history like Navratilova, King and Graf should she prevail to take her sixth. However, facing down the tenacious spirit of her little sister will not be easy. Serena narrowly missed winning in last year's tournament final and will be ready avenge that loss with the vigor of a grizzly bear tomorrow morning.
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