Article 14 Just One Williams Advances

Venus rolls on; Serena sputters
WIMBLEDON, England A hobbled Serena and a suddenly brilliant Venus took divergent paths Wednesday in their mission for a sixth Williams family Wimbledon crown. Venus crushed 2004 champion and No.2 seed Maria Sharapova. Number 7 Serena could not overcome Henin's variety and lost to the French Open champion for the second consecutive major. Hampered by her left calf and a sprained left thumb, Australian Open champ Serena committed 19 unforced errors,many off the backhand side where her grip was compromised and she often resorted to one handed slices. "Considering my circumstances, my leg and most of all, having no backhand and no shot, I think I did pretty well," Serena said