Venus has scores to settle

From: The Scotsman | Date: July 5, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

IT IS a measure of the recent dominance of Serena and Venus Williams that both have reached the final of this afternoon's women's singles in a year which neither would reflect on as golden.

Injury has stalked them both, with Venus the most obviously struck down by an abdominal problem which restricted her in the semi-final against Kim Clijsters. That, clearly toiling, she still managed to see off an opponent who up until their clash had been storming through these Championships like a forest fire says enough to suggest those yearning to declare the Williams Era over must now be persuaded to ...

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