Jul. 4, 2009 (United Press International) -- Serena Williams wins Wimbledon title LONDON, July 4 (UPI) -- Serena Williams defeated her sister Venus in straight sets Saturday, winning her third Wimbledon women's singles title.
Serena posted a break in the sixth game of the second set en route to a 7-6 (7-3), 6-2 victory and ended Venus' Wimbledon match winning streak at 20 in avenging a title match loss from a year ago. Venus had been seeking a third consecutive, and sixth overall, Wimbledon title.
But she had first-serve problems in the second set, and Serena took advantage, earning her first service break opportunity. A double fault by Venus put Serena up 4-2.
Serena needed four shots at championship point but Venus fought back and the game went to deuce four times before a return by Venus went into the net, deciding the title.
The sisters entered the match 10-10 in head-to-head matches and played the first set even until the tiebreaker, when Serena took advantage of a second serve by Venus to go up 3-1. She pushed the advantage to 6-2 and cashed her second set point to end Venus's Wimbledon set winning streak at 34.
The win Saturday gave Serena 11 Grand Slam championships, including three at Wimbledon. She also won Wimbledon in 2002 and 2003, beating Venus both times in the finals.
Federer, Roddick in Wimbledon title match LONDON, July 4 (UPI) -- Roger Federer plays Andy Roddick Sunday with the Wimbledon Championships title and one of the biggest records in tennis within reach.
Federer, seeded No. 2, and Roddick, ranked sixth in the world, square off for the third time in the Wimbledon finals. Federer won the previous two meetings and is 18-2 overall vs. Roddick.
Federer is 14-5 in Grand Slam finals, with all five losses to No. 1-ranked Rafael Nadal. That includes last year's classic Wimbledon championship match, which Nadal took in five sets.
That loss is the only blemish on Federer's record on grass courts since 2003, when he won the first of five consecutive Wimbledon titles. Over the last six years, he is 46-1 at Wimbledon and 71-1 on grass court overall.
His 14 men's major tournament championships total ties him with Pete Sampras for the most in tennis.
Federer last month became the sixth man to complete the career Grand Slam when he won the French Open. He has won the last five U.S. Open titles and three Australian Open championships.
A victory Sunday would return Federer to the No. 1 world ranking.
Roddick is looking for his second major tournament title. He won the U.S. Open in 2003 but is 0-3 in Grand Slam finals since then and hasn't made a major final since 2006, when he lost in the U.S.
