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A runner-up, Venus modestly answers questions from an NBC reporter about the match while standing on Centre Court, “Today she was too good. She had an answer for everything and she played the best tennis, so congratulations.”
This win makes Serena the world’s women’s tennis champion. She holds the winning title for three of the last four tennis championships—U.S. Open, Australian Open and now Wimbledon.
Serena, who has been known to take defeat by her sister very hard, carefully thanks her support system, “I am so blessed. I thank God, my Jehovah, for letting me get through this match. It hasn’t settled in that I won yet. I am really excited. Thanks mom, Susan, Sasha, Nike, thanks so much … Jill. Hi dad … thanks for putting up with me.” Her overwhelmed father can’t stand to watch matches between his daughters so he’d taken off to “go cut the lawn.”
The Williams sisters are expected back on Centre Court later Saturday, July 4, for their doubles final against Samantha Stosur and Rennae Stubbs; they’re aiming for their fourth title together at Wimbledon. –yvette caslin
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