Venus gained her first lead of the match by breaking after trailing 40-15 in the final set's third game. On one particularly spectacular point, she stumbled but put her hand on the grass to stay upright, then raced for a backhand that Clijsters sent wide.
"Obviously, on adrenaline, you can do a lot of things. She hardly missed anything at the end," Clijsters said. "Against almost every other player, except probably Serena, a lot of my shots would have been winners."
Venus broke again to 4-1 with a volley winner, held for 5-1 with an ace at 118 mph, and broke again to end it when Clijsters' forehand sailed wide.
So, will little sis take it easy on her today?
"This is the Wimbledon final," Venus said. "If I'm lame and injured, that's not her problem, really."
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