Venus Flies off with Fifth Championship
Venus Williams claimed her fifth Wimbledon singles crown after ending her losing run against sister Serena in Grand Slam finals to win 7-5, 6-4 in a riveting match which wonderfully lived up to the occasion. It was the seventh clash of the sisters in a Grand Slam final, but, ever since Venus won the first of those at the 2001 US Open, it had been Serena all the way in those big matches, including two previous Wimbledon finals. Both looked nervous as they arrived on court, but if that was the case they must have thrived on it.
To describe the match as superlative is to somewhat do it down. This was not one for the conspiracy theorists to relish. The sisters had their match faces on. They were blasting not only the ball to bits but also, when they could, each other. It was an out-and-out display of competitive play, and it was gripping to watch.
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