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Venus Williams Defeats Elena Dementieva, Advances to Wimbledon Final

Jul 3, 2008 – 9:51 AM
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Michael David Smith

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Venus Williams defeated Elena Dementieva 6-1, 7-6 today at Wimbledon, dispatching her toughest opponent of the tournament so far and advancing to the seventh Wimbledon final of her career.

She could meet her sister in Saturday's final; Serena Williams plays Zheng Jie in the other semifinal later today. The Williams sisters have met in six Grand Slam finals, with Serena winning five of them.

Venus Williams overpowered Dementieva in today's first set, looking just as dominant as she has throughout the championship. In the second set Dementieva settled down and gave Williams a run for her money, and when it went to a tiebreak both players got a little sloppy. But Williams ultimately showed that she was the better player -- and the best player in the world on grass -- by winning the tiebreak 7-3 and getting one match away from her fifth Wimbledon title.
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