THROWBACK VIDEO: Venus Williams defeats Davenport in 2005 classic to win third Wimbledon title
WTAThursday, 30 April 2020 at 09:45
Although she is approaching the twilight of her career, American Venus Williams is still regarded as a threat by even the top players of the WTA.
The 39-year old is the winner of seven Grand Slam singles titles, 14 Grand Slam doubles titles and two Grand Slam mixed doubles trophies. Williams is also a former World No.1, and has captured Olympic Gold in the singles, doubles and mixed doubles events.
One of her most memorable runs came at the 2005 Wimbledon championships, where she won captured the trophy as the 14th seed. She faced compatriot and then World No.1 Lindsay Davenport in the final, which lasted two hours and 45 minutes. This was the longest Wimbledon women's final match in history, and Williams became the first woman in the Open Era to win the title after saving a match point against her.
Despite dropping the first set, Williams battled back to win the match 4-6 7-6(4) 9-7 and claim her third Wimbledon title.
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- Piece of cake for Djoko like this :-)
AceOfBase05-05-2024 - He will never get a better one :-)AceOfBase05-05-2024
- Tsitsipas is a tennis nerd but in a good way. Was puzzled he ran into this. Love breaks routines, but he needs them imo.MrAndreeva05-05-2024
- Ridiculously high level by both women throughout. WTA is on a roll.MrAndreeva04-05-2024
- Presume her and Wozniacki will benefit once more from this. A bit of a shame to see her snub lower level based off one run three years ago. Smacks of arrogance from her team.SakkariFan2304-05-2024
