Venus Williams of the US holds her trophy after winning the women’s singles final against her sister Serena Williams, on the Centre Court at Wimbledon, Saturday. Venus, the defending champion recovered from a whirlwind start to land her seventh Grand Slam title and 5th Wimbledon singles title. The sisters also won the women’s doubles finals later on that same day!
Serena & Venus on the event:
“My first job is a big sister and I take that very seriously,” Venus said. “It is hard for all of my family, although I like to think they want me to win.”
Serena, who had won five of her previous six Grand Slam finals against her sister, admitted things had not gone as she expected.
“She was a little better today, but it didn’t work out as planned,” she said. “But I’m so happy that at least one of us could win. We were glad to be in the final.” [read more]
Congrats to the Williams Sisters. That’s history right there. Keep reading to view more photos.
Venus and Serena Williams of the U.S. hold their trophies after defeating Lisa Raymond of the U.S. and Samantha Stosur of Australia in their doubles finals match at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London July 5, 2008
Congrats to BOTH women but even more congratulations and salutiations to my girl Venus!!! Five time Wimbeldon champ!!! sooo proud of you girl, rooting for you all the way
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Is It Me Or Did Serena Let Venus Win?
what a great day for tennis….
it was great to see Venus win against her sister, FINALLY…
and then for both to win the doubles final on the same day is truly AWESOME
Congrats!!! That must be tough going against your own sister.
>>>>>I am happy for them for making history and kicking butt on the court. >>>>>> I was going for Serena I know it must be tough to play against your >>>>>>>sister but they both are fantastic!!!!!
I couldn’t imagine what was going through their minds playing against each other. I guess they would have to pretend they are playing against a complete stranger. I’m proud of both of the sisters nontheless. Congrats!!
Congrats to both of them!!! I’m really proud of them!!
HISTORICAL! Big Ups to the WILLIAMS SISTERS.
I loved watching them play. You could see the frustration all over Serena’s face. I think she got too comfortable when she won the first set. When they were holding up their trophies for their singles match Serena looked like she wanted to throw her’s on the ground and walk away. lol. But it’s great that they were able to keep the trophy in the Family. They are both successful in the end.
I don’t know how they manage to play against each other. If I was playing against my sister I might be tempted to bust a joke half way through or knock a ball at her head or something Lol. But serious congratulations to them both!
You know whatever the outcome was/is you both won.
CONGRULATIONS!!!!, GO WILLIAMS SISTER
Let’s Go!!! Congrats to the sistas doing it big and I wish them much more success in all their careers.
And Thats Not Said To Take Anything Away From Venus, But Serena Was Letting Easy Balls To Hit Go Bye. But Congrats To Both Awesome History Making Sisters!
I watched the game too and it seemed like Serena wasn’t giving it her all. I still liked it though. I watched Nadal get Feder too that was an awesome match.
Go By*
They are TRULY amazing. Astounding young ladies. Their persistence and hard work inspires me.
Congratulations to the Venus and Serena!
I’m a huge fan of both sister, but an even bigger fan of Serena. I’m so proud of both of you!!
You guys should really throw a party here in West Palm Beach to celebrate! That would be off the meat rack.
WHAT AN AMAZING FEAT!
Congrats to BOTH of them for doing the damn thing i watched that mtach and it was very TIGHT!!! i was rooting for Serena because she hasn’t won it in a while…but im happy for venus though because that history in the making right there she must be the first black female to win 5 Wimbledon titles so im not mad at her…. and then they both wiped the floor with those girls in the doubles match those other girls couldn’t take…venus and serena where too much for them..
But hopefully Serena will win it next year though…
Congratulations! The most important thing is that they are able to challenge each other, learn from each other, and accept defeat. I like how Venus said that she was a “big sister first” – very important!
Love the Sisters. I am glad they Won the doubles. Great to see them playing each other in a grand slam final again. Next Time Serena. Good Luck on the Olympics and The US Open.
Congrats to these sisters. They are good role models and they work so hard!!
Well I love both sisters. but i really love me some venus. I really think that she is the better athlete among the sisters. when she was down in the first set, she did not get upset but she just stayed calm and just played consitant tennis. but serena on the other hand she get upset to easily. and that is just not how it works. i was really due time for venus to win against serena. And another thing is serena did not look happy for venus at all. but all those years when serna won against venus in finals, venus was happy for her. a matter of fact she would be taking pic’s venus is such a wonderful person and a great tennis player. and what about that 129mph serve.
Love, love, love, love these girls. Congrats to them both.
I love all the pictures, but that 2nd one needs to be framed.
That was a good game b/t the two! Congrates! When Venus won she very humble. If it wasn’t her sister she beat she would have been jumping all over that court.
DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMN IM SO PROUD OF HOW MUCH DESE GURLS DONE ACCOMPLISHED. THEY CHANGED THA FACE A WOMENS TENNIS SINCE THE START OF DIS CENTURY. DEY TOOK THE POWER GAME 2 A NEW LEVEL AND DATS WAT MADE ALL THE OTHER WOMEN TENNIS PLAYERS FRM EUROPE AND BEYOND STEP UP AND BECOME SO COMPETITIVE. AND THEY GOT SO MUCH LOVE FOR EACH OTHER. I WAS ROOTIN FOR BOTH VENUS AND SERENA. SO BEAUTIFUL TO SEE THE SISTERS PLAYING EACH OTHER AGAIN. I HOPE DEY KEEP IT UP 4 THE US OPEN!!
WE LOVE YOU LADIES.
@cameron but if venus won wimbledon 5 times didn’t she go against and beat her sister before so what do you mean by “due time”?
i also prefer venus as an athlete. congrats to both though. and for the ppl who say playing against your sister must be hard, you have to understand that it really isn’t lol i mean they’re professionals and they’re playing a match. for the time being, they are competitors not sisters and although they might say it was hard (b/c ppl expect them to say that) they knew they needed to handle their business regardless so it couldn’t have been that hard. or maybe i have no heart idk lol
and let’s not discuss the nadal vs. federer match b/c i’m still mad about the outcome. whatever federer will come back to claim his trophy. nadal better watch out
Venus and Serena once again proved those haters wrong whopping ass on the tennis court. I can’t think of any other tennis player that have to deal as much criticism as they do and they just use their racket to shut them up.
Saw them play this year and they were doing their thing. they are such an inspiration and good role models.
these ladies are bad!!! I love them!!! My idols!!! I always thought Serena could whoop Venus and EVERYTHING and ANYTHING..because she is bigger, more powerful, and more muscular..but Venus proved her wrong. Venus still got it going on!!! I’ve been watching Venus since I was a young teen and she still had beads in her hair…lol
I heart the sisters. Awesome match. Loved it when the overhyped top seeds fell.
GO RAFA!!!
Man its like a double-edge sword I never know who I want to win when they play each other yet I’m always rooting for both of them to make it to the finals. Congrats to both though all the haters can bag back.
yea congratulations serena n venus
congrats to both. i was rooting for venus and i’m glad she won. at the end of the day…me and my sister are the ORIGINAL williams sisters. lol just kidding. but i am a williams and i did use to play.
congrats to both. i was rooting for venus and i’m glad she won. at the end of the day…me and my sister are the ORIGINAL williams sisters. lol just kidding. but i am a williams and i did use to play.
CONGrats to both William Sisters for taking it all. They won nearly 2million in prize money and thats something to smile about.
It’s funny to watch them play against each other because you can tell Serena hates losing to Venus. Anyways, i was watching the game and Lil’ sister Serena was salty after her lose. She wasn’t laughing at any of Venus jokes.
^haha yes Serena was lookin very salty but congrats to them both!
Congrats to both, especially Venus..
I love these ladies! They’ve proven time and again that they are the best in the game. Big props to Richard and Oracene as well. They must be proud parents. Congrats Venus
Congrats to the Williams sisters!
Williams sistahs continue to shut it down! It was a great match! Glad Venus won, eventhough, this is just her second time beating little sis. The family unit is really tight!
Congrats to both Venus and Serena Williams. Taking everything home this year was a great way to shut up all the haters in the tennis community who said that they were finished, not committed to tennis, and could never come back to the top. This match that they played was the most competitive that they’ve ever been against each other. Venus really wanted history and to get number 5, and everyone knows that Serena hates to lose anything. I’m happy that Venus was able to get the monkey off her back and beat Serena in a grand slam final once again though. Both girls did a great job and showed that they are at their best.
Congratulation Ms Serena & Ms Venus the heart of a Champion
To set the record straight for those who think Serena “let” Venus win. I watched the match from beginning to end, and you are too far off base to say or even suggest such a thing. Like Venus told one of the reporters earlier in the week, she is highly professional in every aspect of her career and to suggest such a thing about she or Serena is a blatant insult to not only them as players, but their entire family and what they stand for. Plain and simple, Venus played better than Serena on Saturday. If you looked at the match as I did, Serena was trying to give Venus all she could handle in the beginning, but Venus had a great defensive game to counter Serena’s attack. Someone on here also said Serena was letting easy balls go by. There were no easy balls. If you watched the match as I did, you could plainly see that it was very windy down on the court and that affected the movement of the ball, so they may have looked like makeable shots for Serena, but the wind played a huge factor. Look at how many times Venus had throw up her ball toss during her serves. Need I say more. As for who has mor power, though Serena is more muscular, Venus generates more power because of her height, so she has a little more power than Serena. Venus has the fastest serve in Wimbledon history among women with 127mph. She set a new record this year with a 129mph serve. She earned that win outright on Saturday. To say or think otherwise is utterly ridiculous and just plain stupid.
I saw the match Serena wasn’t getting to the balls fast enough. I think her ass was holding her back. I am blaming the ass for that one.
#45 you are so right Venus’ serve was on target and she was serving like I never seen her serve before. Of the two, Venus was definitely the better player and people dont realize that her height and reach are such an advantange for her. She wasnt afraid to play the net on Serena either. Most of all I love it when Venus and Serena whuup up on them white girlz!!!!
Congratutlations to both sisters. They will forever be talked about amongst the best in the game of Tennis. History makers for sure. I am just so proud of both of them.
Much respect and love for them always.
BLKPLAYA got it right. Not only that Venus is a smarter player. Serena
tries to over power but Venus knows how to finesse. Serena’s reaction
and frustrations on the court showed she was trying but Venus just out-
played her.
black force!
I LOVE U GIRLS!!!!!!!
CONGRATS TO VENUS!! THE BEST GRASS COURT TENNIS PLAYER OF OUR GENERATION!
# 5 BABY! AND MORE TO COME!!
SERENA GETS NO LOVE FROM ME. SHE WAS VERY BRATTY AND BITCHY IN HER PRESS CONFERENCE. ACTING LIKE SHE LOST BECAUSE SHE WASNT PLAYING WELL, NOT BECAUSE VENUS BEAT HER LIKE SHE WAS TRYING TO STEAL SOMETHING (WHICH SHE WAS).
Congratulations Venus!!! And Serena you definitely did your thing too girl! I look forward to seeing both of your designs on and off the court! Thanks for making all of us proud (again!)
“My first job is a big sister and I take that very seriously,” —
that’s real talk there… and because of that they are always winners.
Congratulations – they owned the doubles match.
finally a post abt Tennis.Thks Angel for the post.I watched the matches and they were AWESOOMMMMMMEEEEEEEE.CONGRATS TO BOTH GIRLS
I love them both
they win nearly every year, i’m happy 4 them, happy the tournaments over so i can actually get 2 work on time.
fantastic achievement by the girls
they are the real world No 1 and 2
Congrats to Venus and Serena for doing it big once again. Them girls are so talented when it comes to that tennis court. First and second place what a way to show the others how it’s done.
I got a little weepy during Venus’s gracious comments about the match and her sister.
As soon as Venus won, you could see her immediately tamper her jubilation, which was so very sweet. She seemed to not accept full congratulations or compliment during the interviews, she deflected the praise several times and complimented her sister for her performance.
And I don’t think there was anything wrong with Serena’s attitude, her big sister won, and she was moping, sad, and putting on the lil’ sister act. Im sure she will acknowledge her bad behavior later on.
Gotta love those girls!