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Richard Williams Latest Prediction(Three More Wimb.For Vee)

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#1 ·
Venus Williams wins 4th Wimbledon title

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) -Venus Williams giggled as she clutched the championship trophy against her chest, threw back her head and whooped at the sky.

Winning Wimbledon never gets old.

Williams won tennis' most prestigious tournament for the fourth time Saturday, beating surprising finalist Marion Bartoli 6-4, 6-1.

It was Williams' sixth Grand Slam title, and her first since winning Wimbledon in 2005. She was also the champion at the All England Club in 2000 and 2001.

At No. 31, Williams became the lowest-ranked women's winner in Wimbledon history. Plagued in recent years by injuries that sent her ranking sliding, she rediscovered her championship form this week on the surface that always seems to inspire her best efforts.

``It has been a long road back,'' Williams said during the trophy ceremony. ``I brought it together here against some of the best players in the world, including Marion.''

She lost 22 games in her final four matches, beating 2004 Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova on Wednesday, 2004 U.S. Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova on Thursday and French Open runner-up Ana Ivanovic on Friday.

``She loves the grass,'' said Williams' boyfriend, pro golfer Hank Kuehne. ``And she loves the environment here.''

Her father and coach, Richard, said that when his daughter was about 9, she declared she wanted to win Wimbledon more than anyone else.

``I think she can win three more,'' he said, ``and I would be disappointed if she did not.''

Williams is the fourth woman in the Open era to win four or more Wimbledon singles titles, joining Martina Navratilova (9), Steffi Graf (7) and Billie Jean King (4). King also won Wimbledon singles titles in 1966-67, before the Open era began in 1968.

On Sunday, Roger Federer will seek his fifth successive Wimbledon title against nemesis Rafael Nadal in a rematch of last year's final.

Williams' resurgence was reminiscent of the run to this year's Australian Open title by her sister Serena, who entered that tournament ranked 81st. Venus expressed gratitude to her sister - among others - during the trophy ceremony.

``Serena, she inspires me,'' Venus said. ``The Australian Open champion - I wanted to be like her.''

Serena, eliminated by top-ranked Justine Henin in the Wimbledon quarterfinals, watched from the stands as Venus turned in a workmanlike performance punctuated by occasional brilliance. She chased down shots all over the court, and her varied shotmaking ranged from delicate slices to a fearsome backhand overhead slam.

While the tournament was plagued by rain for much of the past two weeks, the final took place right on schedule - and in warm sunshine, the best weather of the fortnight.

Williams served out the first game at love, then broke serve when Bartoli double-faulted. They played 19 minutes before Bartoli won a game to make it 3-1, prompting cheers of encouragement from a Centre Court crowd eager for a competitive match.

And it was - for a while. The Frenchwoman, playing in her first Grand Slam final, settled down to reach 3-all. But she double-faulted for the fourth time for set point, and Williams converted by charging forward to put away a backhand volley.

She kept up the pressure to start the second set, winning the first three games. Both players then requested medical timeouts - Bartoli to have her left foot retaped, and Williams to have her upper left thigh taped.

Following the 11-minute interruption, the 19th-ranked Bartoli held serve to close to 3-1. She had rallied from a set down in her past three matches, including a shocking win Friday over Henin.

But this time, there would be no comeback.

Williams hit a backhand winner to break serve for 5-1, and closed out the victory with a 124-mph service winner that handcuffed a weary Bartoli.

The crowd roared as Williams raised her arms, grinned and, after shaking hands with her opponent, let out with an exultant ``Woooooo!''

With Wimbledon paying equal prize money to men and women for the first time this year, Williams won $1.407 million. Bartoli received $703,500. Williams has been among the most vocal proponents of equal prize money, and she broached the subject during the trophy ceremony, prompted a roar of delight from the crowd.

``Thank you, All England Club - we're playing under equal terms,'' she said.
 
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#3 ·
I think she can win three titles at Wimbledon but they won't be Wimbledon titles.

She probably has enough in her to win two Wimbledon titles but I think she really wants to win the Olympics in 2012 at London which will be at Wimbledon and she'll do it.

Two Wimbledons and the 2012 Olympics which she and Sharapova really seem to want.
 
#7 ·
Yeah that damn cow didnt want Venus to have the same status as her , King and Graff...guess what baby..she is about to pass your stat..because your ancient ass can FORGET about seeing another Wimbledon single title. You gotta love Richard Williams and his predictions....he is offically my play uncle...lol
 
#10 ·
Venus could definitely win three more, but serena and her will trade then amongst themselves if they are healthy in coming years.
 
#16 ·
There's this girl named Serena.
Maybe you've heard of her. :p

I heard this girl has more variety, a tad bit more power on her shots, and a better second serve than Venus.
 
#17 ·
Now that seems too much! Venus is not so young and other girls will catch up to her. I think she could win 1 or 2 more, but not 3. Oh, and about the 2012 Olympics, Venus will be 32 at that time, so there will certanly be other favourites.
 
#20 ·
Apples to apples always works best... If I'm reading this correctly Martina has 9 Wimbledon singles titles. The way the women's game is today I think the time is past for Venus to pick up five or six more plus the biological clock is a factor...but she might be able to move higher up on the list of all time winners. Billie Jean has 6 titles, Steffi has 7. You have to go back before WWII before you find any other players with more than 3.
 
#29 ·
Venus can win other titles as well if she trains, gets fit and healthy and makes up her mind.

People forget that Venus is only 15 months older than Serena.

There's no reason she can't win many more titles. If healthy opponents at their best is not winning, then there is no reason she won't win quite a bit more.

God knows she has the best court coverage, speed that hasn't gone away, a big serve and a great net game and reach.

She just has to dedicate herself in every area and stay focused.

Like MJF said, there is no reason for Venus not to be winning other majors because she has the game to do so.
 
#34 ·
If Richard says 3 more, who are any of us to say no? When has Richard been wrong about his girls? People thought he was crazy when he said his girls would rule the tennis world. People thought he was crazy when he said Serena would be better than Venus. People thought he was crazy when he predicted Venus, not the AO '07 champion Serena would win this year! If I was in Vegas at the sports books, I'd want to consult Richard Williams first. The guy scary for being right so much.
 
#37 ·
Venus should win at least 2 more (in singles), and it's definitely possible for her to win more than that, depending on how long she plays. Not only was her game something to behold in this final, but her focus was great, consistent throughout the entire match. I consider her the favorite to win in NY now...VEE!!! :kiss:
 
#38 ·
``Thank you, All England Club - we're playing under equal terms,'' she said.

I love Vee! She deserves the money and I am glad she was such a vocal proponent in making the change.
:worship:

Thanks for the article BTW.
 
#42 ·
One thing that has not been said in this thread is that throughout the Williams sisiters' tennis careers, they have never played lots of tennis. Unlike other players who'd worn themselves out in just a few years by playing too much, Venus and Serena have always taken lots of time off, especially if they are injured. They focused on other things in their lives and not worried about tennis. So when they are in their thirties, they'll still have plenty of gas left in their tanks.
 
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