Serena doesn't fear Venus defeat in Wimbledon final

0 Comments | AFP, July, 2008

LONDON (AFP) — Serena Williams would love to face her sister Venus in Saturday's Wimbledon final because there is nobody the former champion would rather lose to.

The Americans moved a step closer to a third all-Williams final at the All England Club with convincing quarter-final victories on Tuesday.

If Serena can beat China's Zheng Jie and Venus sees off Elena Dementieva in the semi-finals on Thursday, then the rosewater dish awarded to the winner of the women's singles will definitely be held aloft by a Williams again for the seventh time.

The prospect of watching an opponent take the trophy from her would normally be too painful to contemplate for Serena.

But she knows the feeling won't be so bad if Venus is the one who beats her.

"It...