Serena Williams favourite to beat Venus but form may bring sisters closer

Serena Williams will be defending her winning record against her elder sister Venus in the fourth round at Wimbledon as she pursues a rare calendar year grand slam

It is seven years since Venus Williams beat Serena Williams in a grand slam event, her victory here in the 2008 final also the last time she lifted a major title. On Monday the sisters will meet at Wimbledon once more, this time in the fourth round, and it is Serena who has everything to lose.

It would be a strange turn of events if the younger sister’s hopes of completing her second “Serena slam” of four consecutive majors were to be ended by Venus. In 2002-03, when Serena won the French Open, Wimbledon, US Open and finally the Australian Open the following January to achieve the feat for the first time, it was Venus who was on the receiving end in all four finals. At 35, the odds are against the older sibling doing it but she will take heart from the fact that she won their last meeting, in Montreal last year, and the pressure, undoubtedly, is on the world No1.

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from Network Front | The Guardian http://bit.ly/1CiTGdp