Serena too much for Sister, brings home another championship

Wimbledon 2009 was more then anyone could have asked for. The battle of the William sisters was huge and could 14 time slam winner Rodger Federer claim his 15^th slam and pass Pete Sampras for the all time record.

The women’s final was a bit of a 1-sided match. Defending champion Venus Williams cracked at a try to win her 6^th slam. Serena brought the intensity throughout the entire match, from her serves to her returns, she was a beast. Everything seemed to be going right for Serena. The final went to 3 sets, with many match points for both Serena and Venus, but in the end Serena prevailed to win her slam. After the match this sisters hugged and exchanged congratulations to one another. As Serena waved and received applaud from her fans, Venus sat and stared at what could have been another slam. The two sisters have player each other before in slams; Serena has won all of the championships against her sister.

At the post game interview Serena applauded her sister, saying she is fantastic player and it was an honor to play against one of the greats. The two sisters are always compared to each other; both say that reason that both are so good is because of the other. Before the match, both sisters looked anxious and didn’t dare look at each other. The beginning of the match nothing really stood out between the two, just Serena’s fantastic and monstrous serving.

The men’s final was more interesting to watch. Could Rodger Federer claim greatness and win another slam. Most fans and experts thought that it would be a 1-sided affair. They were quite mistaken; Andy Roddick would not go down without a fight. Roddick who was not sure he would ever participate in another slam again. With his defeat of Andy Murray, Roddick had earned his chance to participate in another slam. This game was a classic; it took 30 sets for Federer to finally grasp a win and his 15^th slam. Many were stunned by the amazing play performed by Roddick. This slam would go down as 1 of the best finals in history. The question was, what would this slam be remember for. Would it be the amazing stand of Andy Roddick to not give up the title so easily, when everyone thought he would go down without a challenge; or was it the accomplishment of Rodger Fedmerer wining his 15^th slam and placing his name as the best tennis player of all time?

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