Wimbledon could be headed for another all-Williams final. Then again, it could be an all-Russian affair. The Williams sisters are one round away from another Grand Slam championship showdown, but they will first have to get past Russian opponents to set up their eighth meeting in a major final and fourth in the Wimbledon title match.
“I would love it to be a Williams final, and so would she,” five-time champion Venus said, referring to younger sister and two-time winner Serena. “That would be great.”
Third-seeded Venus, going for her third straight Wimbledon championship, will be up against No. 1 Dinara Safina in semifinals. Serena, seeded No. 2, will face No. 4 Elena Dementieva. The Williams siblings go in as solid favorites. They have put on a clinic of power tennis so far, showing why they have been the dominant force at the All England Club for most of the decade. “Do I feel invincible?” Venus said after blasting Agnieszka Radwanska 6-1, 6-2 in Tuesday’s quarterfinals. “I’d like to say yes, but I really work at it.”
Only once in the past nine years has there been a Wimbledon women’s final that didn’t feature at least one of the Williams sisters. That was 2006 when Serena was injured. They have faced each other in three Wimbledon finals, including last year. Serena won the first two, in 2002 and ‘03. They are 10-10 in career meetings and have played in seven Grand Slam finals, with Serena winning five.
{{/usCountry}}Only once in the past nine years has there been a Wimbledon women’s final that didn’t feature at least one of the Williams sisters. That was 2006 when Serena was injured. They have faced each other in three Wimbledon finals, including last year. Serena won the first two, in 2002 and ‘03. They are 10-10 in career meetings and have played in seven Grand Slam finals, with Serena winning five.
{{/usCountry}}“Serena and I work really hard — that’s the first point,” Venus said. “And second, if it was so easy, we’d win everything. But it’s not that easy. We still are definitely the front-runners in tennis as far as being some of the best players out there.”