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Dreams sometimes come true
WIMBLEDON.
(AP): So sure she would win Witn-bledon. Venus " Williams dashed out and bought tier champions dinner ball gown before she left home.
It was her way of making a promise to herself, her way to push herself to fulfill her childhood dreams and her father's prophecy when she was born.
Venus and Serena Williams were raised to be champions and on Saturday the big sister claimed the Wimbledon silver salver — the aptly named "Venus Rosewater Dish" — for a family trophy case that already has the little sister's 1999 US Open cup.
It's the first lime in tennis history two sisters have each won a Grand Slam championship.
"We're breaking records and we're moving forward." Venus Williams said "1 always expected to win Grand Slams. This was meant to be."
When the moment she had foreseen arrived, when she had beaten defending champion Lindsay Davenport 6-3, 7-6. Williams hopped up and down giddily, then scampered up the steps from Centre Court to hug Serena and their father and coach. Richard.
Serena and Richard fought back tears. Venus simply glowed.
When the vivacious 20-year-old returned to the court lor the
trophy presentation, she twirled In half-circles as she once did In ballet classes, laughing and waving her arms. Her utter joy carried over to a crowd that laughed with her.
Everyone knew they were seeing something special: the blossoming of a young woman who could dominate tennis lor years along with her sister, and the triumph of the first black woman champion at Wimble-
don since Althea Gibson in 1957 and 1958.
It's realh great because I've worked so hard all my life to be here." Williams said alter accepting the trophi from the Duchess of Kent It s strange I always dream I win a Grand Slam. When I wake up. it's a nightmare. Now that I ve got it. I don't have to wake up like that any more."
Gazing at the huge sterling
silver dish embossed with an image ol the goddess Venns and other mythologH al figures plus the names ol past < h,impious. Williams said. It s better than the men's cup In my opinion
She earned the trophy and a 690.000 dollar winner s cheque by beating three of the best players In the games: Martina Hingis. Serena and Davenport -all only a few months after coming back from a six-month layoff due to tendinitis in both wrists.
She shcni' d iii tin- loiirna' Kea'/thy^Vnit vastly Improved from her In st visit to ,i Grand Slam final at the 1997 US Open, when she lost to Hingis.
"You knew eventually she was going to win a Grand Slain." Davenport said. "It's nice to see the monkey get off her back. Both Serena and Venus are going to win more Grand Slam titles Venus Is going to be a lot tougher to beat now that she lias this first one under h« r belt
Yet more than merely hammering shots. Williams showed she has developed a deft touch on drop shots and a sense of creativity on the court as she exploited Davenport's lack of range.
"It's tough when your opponent is hitting the ball so hard, on the lines? Davenport said. "That tends to make (the ailments) a little worse. It was Just really hard to combat the power that she was giving me and try and run down enough balls on the grass."
Williams saw in the victory justification for all her efforts throughout her life.
"I had a lot of sacrifices. 1 had a lot of injuries, and I had a lot of tough losses, too," she said. But (didn't let that get to me. I kept working hard and 1 kept believing.”
She believed so much she bought the ball gown Just before leaving Florida three weeks ago.
"I was scrambling around the mall, finding a dress.” she said. "It was an extra Incentive because if I didn't win. I wouldn't get to wear this wonderful dress. I picked it up the day we left."
Serena bought a gown. too. thinking she might win her second Grand Slam title. Now they both ran dress up for the champion^ dinner since the ^ict'” ..v m ilie women's dou-|ble« fl” ’ ...k.uy.
"aey have .mcadv won two Ci ’ "Inm .Ivubks lilies together and will try for a third | u^uu.'t Ai bugnaina and Julie-lLdard-Deciigis. They’ve also won two Grand Slam mixed doubles titles apiece.
“We re racking them up now." Venus said
At the heart of Venus and Serena’s self-confidence is a $'W ^^^^^‘ble. Inal any goal can txe achieved j with enough hard work.
Richard Williams, who grew up picking cotton in Louisiana, knew nothing about tennis when he set out to make his daughters champions. He bought a book on the game. । studied pictures of the proper strokes, read advice in magazines and set about to teach Venus and Serena on public courts when they were little more than toddlers in Compton. California, near Los Angeles.
When Venus was about 9. he took her to Chris Evert’s house in Florida and asked if she < "iihl look at her trophies, including Ihr thr< r Evert vv» h a Wimbledon
"Her father came and took numerous pictures ol her. Ev-( ert recalled Saturday. ‘She was just thrilled to be able to touch a Wimbledon trophy."
About that time. Venus watched Zina Garrison become the first black woman to reach the Wimbledon final since Gibson. This time Garrison watched Venus, sitting near Serena at courtside.
The 72-year-old Gibson, who lives in East Orange. New Jersey. was too ill to travel to Wimbledon but was very much on Williams' mind.
I knew she was watching when Serena won the US Open." Williams said. "She said that she was happy that she got to see another black person win it in her lifetime. So now I think it's really a privilege for me to win this Wimbledon while she’s still alive.