Serena was facing the only other woman who can equal her power and court coverage on grass courts. The rankings will say Serena is No. 2, and Venus No. 3 [behind No. 1 Dinara Safina, who lost to the Venus Williams in the semifinals] but it is clear who the best woman in the world is at the moment. Serena let everyone know how she felt about the rankings too saying, "If you hold three Grand Slam titles, maybe you should be No. 1, but not on the WTA Tour, obviously," Serena said. Then, alluding sarcastically to two less-than-major events won by Safina, Serena doubled over in laughter after saying: "I see myself as No. 2. That's where I am. I think Dinara did a great job to get to No. 1. She won Rome and Madrid." Venus was the two-time defending champion and had won 20 matches in a row at Wimbledon, the last 17 in straight sets. But Venus appeared a step slow, perhaps bothered by the left knee that's been heavily bandaged since the second round. What ever the reason, Serena had more winners, 25-14, more aces, 12-2, and fewer unforced errors, 12-18. About 3 1/2 hours after their match ended, Serena and Venus returned to Centre Court and capped their domination of the tournament by winning a second consecutive Wimbledon doubles championship.
By HOWARD FENDRICH
AP Tennis Writer
AP Tennis Writer
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