Serena Williams beat sister Venus Williams on this day in 2009 to claim her third Wimbledon singles title.
The Americans were contesting the final for the fourth time, and five-time winner Venus, the defending champion, was surprisingly outplayed as Serena triumphed 7-6 (3) 6-2 in an hour and 27 minutes.
Venus had been considered favourite after dropping just 20 games in her previous six matches.
![Venus Williams in action during the 2009 Wimbledon final against her sister Serena (Rebecca Naden/PA)](http://image.assets.pressassociation.io/v2/image/production/6360e7dd587ce1d9016690ca71e440b5Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNjg4NDYxNDAz/2.7526132.jpg?w=640)
Serena broke serve twice in the second set and although Venus saved three match points, the younger sister made sure of victory on her next chance.
Venus netted with a backhand and Serena, Wimbledon winner in 2002 and 2003, was able to celebrate.
The new champion, aged 27 at the time, said: “It feels so amazing, I feel so blessed, I feel like I shouldn’t be holding the trophy, like I can’t believe I won and not Venus.
“This is one of the few times I didn’t expect to come out with the win. I felt like I had nothing to lose.
![Serena Williams (left) celebrates her victory over sister Venus (Rebecca Naden/PA)](http://image.assets.pressassociation.io/v2/image/production/a0350a6f482d815d784983d44dd184d9Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNjg4NDYxNTM4/2.7526432.jpg?w=640)
“I just wanted to move the ball around better than I did in my past few matches. When I won that first set, I was like, ‘Wow, this is great’.”
Venus, two years Serena’s senior, said: “Today she was too good. She had answers for everything, she played the best tennis today.”
The victory took Serena to 11 grand slam singles titles – she has since boosted that to a record 23, and her tally of Wimbledon singles triumphs to seven.
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