First up was the younger sister. Serena lost the first set in a tiebreak, and managed to win the second set. The third set was the hardest and toughest to win. Dementieva had two match points, but couldn't close out the match, so the American gained strength and will, and won the match with a score of 67(4) 75 86, in 2 hours and 49 minutes.
"It was really, really tough. She has been playing so well and she won a lot of matches against me in the past, so I was hoping to finally do a little better against her," Williams said. "I knew if I was calm and positive, I'd make it. I was looking at my family a little bit today because I wasn't playing my best. Now I'm going to come back out and watch Venus and cheer her on."
Venus was in no trouble against Safina, as she easily demolished the Russian with a score of 61 60.
"Dinara is so talented and she has played so consistently in the last year. I just went out there and focused, and I have so much experience on this court, which also helped," Williams said. "It's a dream come true to be here and have the opportunity to hold the plate up again. It's so exciting. It was hard to watch all the drama in the first semifinal, but now the hardest part is to come out again and play Serena Williams."
The head-to-head result between the sisters is 10-10. We will see who will take the lead after winning the Wimbledon crown on Saturday.
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Singles - Semifinals
(2) Serena Williams (USA) d. (4) Elena Dementieva (RUS) 67(4) 75 86
(3) Venus Williams (USA) d. (1) Dinara Safina (RUS) 61 60
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