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Serena overpowers Venus to capture third Wimbledon title
API Hockey Pros Serena overpowers Venus to capture third Wimbledon title LOGINREGISTERHELPYOU ARE NOT LOGGED IN NHLNBAMLBCFLNFLCurlingTennisGolfSoccerNASCARFormula OneIndyCar NASCAR Canadian Tire SeriesNationwideCamping WorldAuto RacingWorld JuniorsSpengler CupMenS WHCWomenS WHCHockey CanadaAHLBoxingCanada GamesCHLCISECHLFigure SkatingLacrosseMMANCAASkiingSummer SportsWinter SportsMoreOlympicsFantasyDaily LineShowsTSN TalentCommunityMainScheduleResultsRankingsMoneyWinnersATP ScheduleResultsRaceRankingsMoneyWinnersWTA Tennis on TSNeotText SizeWIMBLEDON England Serena Williams kept telling herself she was facing just another foe in the Wimbledon final Saturday just another woman who hits the ball quite hard just another player trying to deny her a Grand Slam titleShe wasnt facing just anyone of course She was playing her older sister Venus And when the latest allWilliams final finished when Serena wrapped up a 76 (3) 62 victory for a third Wimbledon championship and 11th major title overall she jogged to the net with her arm extended for a handshakeVenus pulled her close for a warm embrace insteadI didnt think about Venus at all today I just saw her as an opponent said Serena who also beat her sister in the 2002 and 2003 finals at the All England Club At one point after the first set I looked on the side of the court at the stats and it was like Williams Williams I couldnt figure out which was whichThat also might have been because she was facing the only other woman who can equal her power and court coverage on grass courts Mondays rankings will say Serena is No 2 and Venus No 3 behind No 1 Dinara Safina a 61 60 loser to the elder Williams in the semifinals but it is clear who the best woman in the world is at the momentSerena has won three of the past four Grand Slam titles and even poked a little fun at Safina who is 03 in major finalsIf you hold three Grand Slam titles maybe you should be No 1 but not on the WTA Tour obviously Serena said Then alluding sarcastically to two lessthanmajor events won by Safina Serena doubled over in laughter after saying I see myself as No 2 Thats where I am I think Dinara did a great job to get to No 1 She won Rome and MadridTorontos Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjic of Serbia captured their second consecutive doubles title at Wimbledon later Saturday defeating rival American twins Bob and Mike Bryan 76 (7) 67 (3) 76 (3) 63The Williams father Richard used to like to say his youngest daughter would be the better of the two and the numbers back that up at this point Serena leads in Grand Slam titles (117) in headtohead matches (1110) and in allWilliams major finals (62)It was the 14th Grand Slam final for each Williams no other active woman participated in more than four Serena is 113 in such matches Venus fell to 77 with all but one defeat coming against her sisterAsked...
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