Will the sibling rivalry sizzle?

London, July 4: Serena Williams joked earlier this week that she would steal her sister Venus’s breakfast on Saturday if they both made it to another Wimbledon singles final. Now that they have, tennis fans will have to wait and see whether the competitive edge implied by that quip is translated into a final worthy of both the occasion and their combined talent. The sisters’ paths have crossed 15 times before on the women’s tour and few of those encounters have lived up to the hopes invested in them as clashes between two of the most talented players in the history of the women’s game. The often lacklustre nature of their matches has led to suggestions that the sisters are simply too close to really go for the jugular when they face each other across the net. A less benign explanation of why their clashes have largely failed... [read full story]