Venus Williams won her to younger sibling in straight sets to be crowned this year's Wimbledon champion. Venus didn't win to Serena since the 2001 US Open, and evened the head-to-head record at 8-8.Venus was down 3-1 in the first set, but then broke Serena four times to win the set 7-5, despite losing her serve twice. She broke Serena to win the match 75 64, when Serena slapped a backhand wide. Venus was given the Venus Rosewater Dish by the Duke of Kent.
"On that first match point she hit a serve that was untouchable; of course, that's classic Serena Williams," Venus said. "But on the last point I had a chance at a second serve: the ultimate opportunity. I just stayed tough in that point and she was going for it until the end. When I saw it go wide I thought, 'Oh my God, it's five. Wow.' But I have to say awesome match to Serena. She played awesome and it was really a task to beat her today."
"Venus played great this year," Serena said afterwards. "I've been working really hard and I'm just fighting for everything. We were just glad to be in the finals together again, we hope for it to keep happening. I'm so happy that at least one of us was able to win today. She was a little better today; it didn't work out as I planned. But it's definitely a great celebration for the Williams family."
"The times I lost she was just unbelievable, so there was not much I could do," Venus said. "Obviously I wanted to try to improve that record, and I didn't want the same trend to keep happening and be down 6-1. So I climbed a tiny little notch up, so it's 2-5. So I'm still behind, but I'm working on it."
"If I had this achievement at any other tournament it would be awesome, but not nearly the same meaning as here," Venus said. "I think the difference is the prestige of this event. Five is really monumental. Last year I thought four was incredible. I would have been more disappointed about not being able to make the history than not winning the match, if that makes any sense."
Watching from the family box, were the other sisters, and Oracene, the sisters' mum. Richard, their father, flew back to the United States, because he couldn't stand watching his daughters playing together.
Referring to the mixed feelings of her family about who to support, Venus said, "It's
hard for all of them, but I like to think they want me to win."
hard for all of them, but I like to think they want me to win."The 26-year-old Serena accepted her runner-up trophy and paid tribute to her 28-year-old sister.
"I'm so happy that at least one of us was able to win," Serena said. "She's played great this year. We're just glad to be in the finals again."
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