Serena Beats Venus, Wins Wimbledon
July 4, 2009 by Jeanne Dupuis
Filed under Tennis
For the eighth time in 10 years, one of the Williams sisters has been named the women’s Wimbledon champion. At the All England Club today, Serena Williams beat Venus Williams 7-6 (3), 6-2 and won her third Wimbledon title and 11th Grand Slam championship.
I’m sure it’s strange to play against each other (and even difficult since they are both so skilled and competitive) but I’m also sure that it felt great for Serena to beat her big sister in the fourth all-Williams final.
Venus could have become the first woman to win the tournament for three years in a row since …read more




