Double joy for Serena as she captures crown with Venus
Double joy for Serena as she captures crown with Venus
Serena Williams capped off yet another successful day
at Wimbledon for America's premier tennis family as she followed up her
singles triumph by winning the doubles title with sister Venus on
Saturday.
Six and a half hours after lifting the Venus Rosewater
Dish for the fifth time, Serena teamed up with her 32-year-old sibling
to down Czech sixth seeds Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka 7-5 6-4.
Venus, a first-round loser in singles, fired an ace to
complete the 78-minute victory on a floodlit arena just 10 minutes
before the 11pm (22.00 GMT) cut-off time for Centre Court play.
It was a fifth All England Club doubles title for the duo, and 13th overall.
After watching Serena, 30, win her three-set battle
against Agnieszka Radwanska in the singles, Venus was delighted to play
an active role on court and at one point produced a stunning volley
despite falling on to her bottom.
"I felt I played a match with her earlier so I felt
like it was my second match too," a beaming Venus said after accepting
the doubles trophy in the Royal Box. "It was a great day for all of us."
"If anyone knows what that (winning the singles and
doubles here on the same day) feels like, it's me. It's an amazing
feeling." (Reporting by Pritha Sarkar, editing by Alison Wildey)
