WIMBLEDON
Date: 22 June - 5 July
Coverage: BBC One, BBC Two, BBC HD, Red Button, website streaming (UK only) and text commentary, 5 Live, 5 Live Sports Extra, BBC iPlayer
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By Caroline Cheese
BBC Sport at Wimbledon |
 Venus and Serena have each won 10 of their 20 previous matches
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A Williams sister will lift the Wimbledon trophy for the eighth time in 10 years when Venus and Serena meet in Saturday's final at 1400 BST.
Venus is looking to match Billie Jean King's record of six titles, while Serena is chasing her third win and her first since 2003.
It is the eighth time they have met in a Grand Slam final and Serena said: "The more we play, the better it gets.
"This is what we dreamed of when we were growing up in Compton."
The sisters' early meetings were often awkward affairs, but recently, they have produced more compelling encounters.
Last year's Wimbledon final saw Venus prevail in two high-quality sets, with Serena saying afterwards it was not "any easier" to take because she had lost to her sister.
However, Venus admits that their rivalry is "different".
"I'm happy for her to be in the final, but I have to face her and defeat her. I don't necessarily want her to lose, but for sure I want me to win," she explained.
"Maybe that doesn't make sense. But when I'm playing someone else, for sure I want them to lose. I don't like to ever see her disappointed in any way. But at the same time, I don't want to see myself disappointed. I need to get my titles too."
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With her outstanding record on grass, Venus will be the marginal favourite to triumph again on Saturday.
The 29-year-old has not reached a Grand Slam final away from Wimbledon since 2003, but she has contested the trophy at SW19 on eight of the last nine occasions.
Victory on Saturday would make her the first woman since Steffi Graf in 1991-93 to win Wimbledon three years in a row.
Venus has not dropped a set at the Championships so far, has lost just 15 games in total and crushed world number one Dinara Safina 6-1 6-0 in her semi-final.
"The hardest part is next to come - to play Serena Williams," she said.
Serena has sent down 60 aces on the way to her fifth Wimbledon final, and the 28-year-old showed all her renowned fighting qualities in her last-four match.
The second seed saved a match point against Elena Dementieva before prevailing in the longest women's semi-final in recent Wimbledon history.
"I feel like going into this final I have nothing to lose," said the world number two.
"I feel like obviously she's playing the best tennis at this tournament."
A day after they contest the final, Venus and Serena will target their fourth title in the women's doubles final.
The sisters' father and coach Richard inevitably refused to pick a winner in the singles, but he has been impressed by Venus's form.
"Serena didn't play well yesterday," he said. "She looked like a beginner, she was falling down half of the time.
"It takes nerves and guts to do what she did. It was the best match I've seen her play because she did not hit the ball well but I didn't enjoy it at all.
"Watching Venus' match was more relaxing - and better for my heart too!
"It's the best that Venus has played consistently for a long time but Venus is in a position to play better than she's been playing."
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