Zheng and Dementieva hope to derail Williams Wimbledon express

0 Comments | AFP, July, 2008

LONDON (AFP) — Chinese history-maker Zheng Jie and brittle blonde Elena Dementieva will attempt to derail the Williams sisters' Wimbledon express in the semi-finals on Thursday.

The American siblings have become the dominant forces at the All England Club with Venus winning the title in 2000, 2001, 2005 and 2007 and Serena taking the trophy in 2002 and 2003.

They are again the overwhelming favourites to meet in what would be a third all-Williams final.

But Zheng, who celebrates her 25th birthday on Saturday, the day of the final, and Dementieva, twice a Grand Slam runner-up, have other ideas leaving the Americans to insist that they are not even thinking about the title match even if all the top four seeds failed to make it through.

"It doesn't...