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Updated at 7:55 a.m., Thursday, July 3, 2008

Tennis: Venus, Serena Williams in Wimbledon final

By STEPHEN WILSON
Associated Press

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Venus Williams of the U.S. in action during her semifinal match against Russia's Elena Dementieva on the Centre Court at Wimbledon on Thursday.

ANJA NIEDRINGHAUS | Associated Press

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WIMBLEDON, England — Venus and Serena Williams won in straight sets today to set up their third all-sister Wimbledon final and seventh Grand Slam championship matchup.

Defending champion and four-time winner Venus beat Elena Dementieva 6-1, 7-6 (3), and two-time champ Serena then overcame two rain delays and served 14 aces to down China's Zheng Jie 6-2, 7-6 (5).

It will be the first all-Williams final since 2003, when Serena beat Venus in the championship match for the second year in a row.

Serena holds an 8-7 career edge over Venus, including 5-1 in Grand Slam finals. Since Venus won the U.S. Open in 2001, Serena has won five straight of their major finals.