One of the Williams sisters will take another
Both of the Williams sisters cruised through their respective semifinal matches in straight sets on Thursday. Serena, seeded No. 6, took care of Jie Zheng 6-2, 7-6 in a match that was stopped repeatedly due to rain delays. Venus, the No. 7 seed, got past Elena Dementieva 6-1, 7-6.
This will be the seventh time that Venus and Serena will meet up in a Grand Slam final. Their last finals matchup in a Grand Slam was also at
If Venus were to win on Saturday it would be her second straight
In the men's final on Sunday it will be top seed Roger Federer versus No. 2 seed Rafael Nadal for the third year in a row. In last year's final Federer and Nadal played a marathon match which Federer won 7-6, 4-6, 7-6, 2-6, 6-2. The 2006 final was also a long one, won by Federer 6-0, 7-6, 6-7, 6-2. Even though Federer has beaten Nadal at
Federer advanced to the final after defeating Marat Safin 6-3, 7-6, 6-4 in the semifinals. Nadal met up with German upstart Rainer Schuettler in the semis and handled him 6-1, 7-6, 6-4. As a five-time defending champion, Federer is a -140 favorite in Sunday's final while Nadal is an even-money underdog.
No comments:
Post a Comment