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And boy was it a classic! She defeated fellow American Lindsay Davenport 4-6, 7-6 (4), 9-7. Both women deserved to win this match. It started later then normal, due to the last mens’ semifinal match (between Roddick and Johansson, which Roddick won). It also turned out to be the longest womens’ final in Wimbledon history, taking almost three hours to complete.

Things started out quickly for Davenport, and before anyone knew it, she had broken Venus’ serve twice and was up 5-2 in the first. But then Venus fought back with to love games, showing that she wasn’t going to roll over. Davenport served out the set, but you could see the seething determination in Venus’ eyes.

The second set went according...

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