William sisters in final

WIMBLEDON— Venus and Serena Williams won in distinct fashion.
Two time winner Serena saved a match point and overcame Elena Dementieva 6-7 (4), 7-5, 8-6 in 2 hours, 49 minutes this is the longest women's semifinal at Wimbledon in last 40 years. Five time winner Venus, meanwhile, took only 51 minutes to knock down Dinara Safina 6-1, 6-0 and reach her eighth Wimbledon final.

"Oh my God, this is my eighth final, and it's a dream come to true to be here again and have the opportunity to hold the plate up," Venus said.The sisters, who hold 17 Grand Slam titles between them, will face each other Saturday on the Fourth of July in the finals.If Venus wins the title she will become the first woman since Steffi Graf in 1991-93 to win Wimbledon three years in a row.

"The more we play, the better it gets," Serena said. "When we play our match on Saturday, you know, it's for everything. This is what we dreamed of when we were growing up in Compton (California) 20-something years ago. This is what we worked for, and this is what we want. Like I wanted her to win today and she wanted me to win today. It's all come down to this."

Serena's father Richard Williams, who watched the match on Thursday, was the happiest man.