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SERENA S ROSEWATER DISH:: The younger sister earned her 11th grand slam title in a ruthless victory over Venus just hours before they paired up to win the doubles final REUTERS, LONDON Monday, Jul 06, 2009, Page 20 Serena Williams of the USA celebrates after defeating her sister Venus on Saturday.

The Serena Williams-Elena Dementieva match was played at a remarkably high level for close to three hours.

BEATEN Wimbledon semi-finalist Elena Dementieva on Thursday compared the brutal serving power of Serena Williams to facing Andy Roddick, the fastest server in the men's game.

London: Venus and Serena Williams, who will contest the Wimbledon singles final today, reached the final of the women's doubles for a second successive year yesterday.

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Daniela Hantuchova apologised to her doubles partner after knocking her out of the women's singles.

During the last half of the third set today, Serena Williams looked as if having to run for one more Elena Dementieva laser to the forehand corner might cause her to tip over, tongue flapping and thighs twitching.

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Ivanovic called for treatment on her left thigh after leading the set 1-0. She won a point after that, but later indicated to the referee that she couldn't continue.

Venus and Serena Williams warmed up for the Wimbledon singles semi-finals by reaching the last four in the doubles on Wednesday.

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Tuesday is ladies' day at the All England Club, with all four singles quarterfinal matches in contention.

LONDON: Elena Dementieva hardly broke sweat in yesterday's sizzling Wimbledon heat as she cruised into the quarter-finals. Fourth seed Dementieva, a semi-finalist last year, beat fellow Russian blonde Elena Vesnina 6-1, 6-3 in 70 minutes on Court 2 as temperatures rocketed towards 35 degrees.

Heatwave conditions heralded the start of Wimbledon's second week on Monday as the surviving 32 men and women in the singles draws chased quarter-finals slots.

Dinara Safina became the first player to win a competitive match under the new Centre Court roof at Wimbledon, beating France's Amelie Mauresmo 4-6 6-3 6-4 on Monday to book a quarter-final spot.

WIMBLEDON Date: 22 June - 5 July Coverage: BBC One, BBC Two, BBC HD, Red Button, website streaming and text commentary, 5 Live, 5 Live Sports Extra, BBC iPlayer Tennis on the BBC Fourth seed Elena Dementieva booked her place in the Wimbledon quarter-finals with a 6-1 6-3 win over fellow Russian Elena Vesnina at a scorching SW19.

Men's second seed Roger Federer and No. 4 Novak Djokovic were among the winners during Day 1 yesterday.

Maria Sharapova was ousted Wednesday but Serena Williams swept to a straight-set win Wednesday at the Wimbledon Championships in London.

Serena Williams and Elena Dementieva advanced into the fourth round at Wimbledon Friday, posting straight set victories at the All England Club.

Maria Sharapova suffered a setback in her comeback from shoulder surgery, losing to Gisela Dulko 6-2, 3-6, 6-4 in the second round Wednesday at Wimbledon.