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It's Serena vs. Venus in Wimbledon Final

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(Newser) – Venus Williams set up another Wimbledon final match against her sister, following Serena’s semifinal victory today over Elena Dementieva with her own thrashing of top seed Dinara Safina, the AP reports. Serena, a two-time winner of the tournament and the No. 2 seed, battled for a 6-7 (4), 7-5, 8-6 win; third-seeded Venus, who beat Serena last year for her fifth title, cruised 6-1, 6-0.

Saturday’s final will be the sisters’ fourth at Wimbledon; Serena won in 2002-03, and is 5-2 against her older sister in Grand Slam finals. She was gracious after her victory over Dementieva in a match that lasted nearly 3 hours. “Elena played so well, and we gave the crowd a wonderful match,” Williams said. “It was really, really tough.”

Serena Williams of U.S. chase a return from Elena Dementieva of Russia during their semifinal match on centre court at Wimbledon, Thursday, July 2, 2009.
Serena Williams of U.S. chase a return from Elena Dementieva of Russia during their semifinal match on centre court at Wimbledon, Thursday, July 2, 2009.   (Anja Niedringhaus)
Serena Williams of U.S. reacts, during her women's singles semifinal against Elena Dementieva of Russia, on the Centre Court at Wimbledon, Thursday, July 2, 2009.
Serena Williams of U.S. reacts, during her women's singles semifinal against Elena Dementieva of Russia, on the Centre Court at Wimbledon, Thursday, July 2, 2009.   (Stefan Wermuth)
Venus Williams of U.S. celebrates match point against Dinara Safina of Russia in their semifinal match on centre court at Wimbledon, Thursday, July 2, 2009.
Venus Williams of U.S. celebrates match point against Dinara Safina of Russia in their semifinal match on centre court at Wimbledon, Thursday, July 2, 2009.   (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)
Venus Williams of U.S. returns to Dinara Safina of Russia during their semifinal match on centre court at Wimbledon, Thursday, July 2, 2009.
Venus Williams of U.S. returns to Dinara Safina of Russia during their semifinal match on centre court at Wimbledon, Thursday, July 2, 2009.   (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)
Elena Dementieva of Russia reacts while playing Serena Williams of U.S. during their semifinal match on centre court at Wimbledon, Thursday, July 2, 2009.
Elena Dementieva of Russia reacts while playing Serena Williams of U.S. during their semifinal match on centre court at Wimbledon, Thursday, July 2, 2009.   (Anja Niedringhaus)
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Elena played so well, and we gave the crowd a wonderful match. It was really, really tough.
- Serena Williams

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$20 on the African-American one. Reply
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my money is on the william girl. she can't lose Reply
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Jul 3, 09 10:53 AM CDT
Look's like Williams & Company have the Wimbledon market pretty much tied up. Reply
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