Venus and Serena

The world of tennis has never seen two sisters like Venus and Serena before. Venus has already won Wimbledon three times and the US Open twice, Though she hasn't won the Australian or French Open yet. Serena, has won many grand slam titles including some against her sister.

The two sisters have come a long way from the poor area in California where they were born. It was full of violence and drugs, and the girls' father, Richard, wanted to move to a safer place. They moved in 1991 and they never looked back. Richard started to train Venus when she was four and says, ' The fiest time I took Venus to the tennis court, I told my wife, "She hasn't won anything yet but I think we have a champion."'

Venus played in her first big tournament in 1996 and dominanted women's tennis in 2000 and 2001. After her defeat in the US Open in 2001, Serena said, 'I'm disappointed but only a little besause Venus won.' But that was the last time Venus beat her younger sister. Serena is now a more aggresive player and has the will to win. After the 2002 Wimbledon final against Venus she said, 'I wanted to win so badly. I kept thinking to myself, "Serens, just stay calm. She has already won two Wimbledon. You have beaten her before. Try to fight. "' In 2003, Wimbledon watched the two sisters playing the final again and Serena defended her tital successfully.

Has tennis ever caused problems between the sisters? 'We've played each other many times,' says Venus, 'and it hasn't worried us yet!' 'We don't even talk about tennis off the court,' says Serena.

Serena lost her position as world number one in 2004 but she made a comeback in February 2005 and won her second Australian title. In June 2005, Venus won Wimbledon for the third time.