V.Williams v Davenport

An epic battle that was nearly as long as getting down to this title!! Both women are known for there bursts of energy and power in the serve. Although neither played at their utmost best it was a match worth watching with Venus getting the edge. The both of them made silly mistakes at crutial times but their work rate was phenominal, both women being extremely fit. Just think Venus is younger and supposedly a better player but inexperienced because of her age, what will happen when she comes to fruition? On the day well done to the williams family ...

This match was a battle of power versus power. We'd seen the power vs. finesse in the semi's, this was supposed to be like "Gun-fight at the OK Coral!" That said, this wasn't the game we'd expected! Only 3 aces in the whole match, all from Williams is a testament to how the game played out. Davenport, defending her title must have started as slight favourite, having seemingly recovered from her injury, in beating Jelena Dokic. However Davenport didn't appear 100% as her usually reliable serve seemed to desert her, when she needed it most. Taking only 25% of points from her second serve will be a disappointing statistic. ...

What a shame it was that the lovely Lindsay "pug-faced" Davenport failed to earn a win over the extremely masculine Venus Williams. Of course, credit where credit is due, but Davenport failed to overcome the power of Williams and the 1999 champion paid the price. Davenport never seemed to get into the game - the weather appeared to constantly bother her - and it was her reluctance to get into the game that lost her the championships. Venus Williams is, of course, a man in disguise, with a face that even "crater face" would be loath to argue with. However, Wimbledon has been lucky this year with the rain holding off for most of the ...