Serena Williams vs. Venus Williams: Score and Reaction from 2015 Wimbledon

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Published: July 6, 2015

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In the most intriguing match on a packed Monday slate at Wimbledon, world No. 1 Serena Williams defeated her sister, No. 16 Venus Williams, 6-4, 6-3 to advance to the quarterfinals and keep her calendar Grand Slam hopes alive.

With the victory, 33-year-old Serena improved her career record to 15-11 against her 35-year-old sister, and she also firmly cemented herself as the favorite to win the Wimbledon title for a sixth time.

While it was a massive win for Serena's Wimbledon chances, she wasn't in much of a celebratory mood afterward, according to Wimbledon's official Twitter account:



Per Christopher Clarey of the New York Times, she was also reflective regarding her many battles against Venus over the years:



As for Venus, she isn't yet ready to step away from the game that she once dominated for so long, according to Nick McCarvel of USA Today:



Despite the fact that Serena entered the match having won each of the season's first two majors, she acknowledged that her sister was playing more consistently at the All England Club, per Wimbledon on Twitter:



That certainly seemed to be the case, as Venus won each of her first three matches in straight sets, while Serena barely survived a three-set thriller against Great Britain's Heather Watson in the third round.

Even so, the younger Williams sister found a way to raise her performance level Monday, as she came out of the gates firing and never looked back. She took each of the match's first two games at love before Venus was finally able to win her first point in her second service game.

That allowed Venus to go on a run, resulting in her evening the match at 2-2. As Clarey pointed out, both Williams sisters were locked in:



After letting Venus back into it, Serena once again seized control of the opening set. She rebounded from he...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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