Sibling rivalry: Serena and Venus prepare for final showdown
lost in translation: Dementieva attempts to clarify her remarks
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Serena and Venus Williams warmed up for today's women's singles final with another victory as a double act.
The sisters secured their progress to tomorrow’s women's doubles final with a thumping straight sets victory over Nathalie Dechy and Casey Dell’acqua.
Venus admitted they will go their own separate ways as the hours ticked down to this afternoon's date on centre court.
She said: “We can't totally escape each other because we are living together – but we'll do our own thing tonight.
“I'll probably just sit somewhere quietly and read a book while Serena is more likely to watch a DVD.
“We won’t talk about the match too, we'll just try to keep the preparation the same as normal.
“This is not new for us, we've played each other many times, often in very big games, so we know how to make it work."
Meanwhile, Elena Dementieva has clarified remarks suggesting today's final would be decided by a “family decision".
Semi-finalist Dementieva, who lost to Venus in straight sets, said: “I do not think for one second that games between Serena and Venus Williams are family decisions.
“What I meant was it is a unique situation for a family to be in."
While Dementieva claims her initial comments were lost in translation, in the post-match conference, she does have a track record.
After losing to Venus in the quarter-finals of a WTA Tour event in 2001, the Russian was asked who would win the resulting all Williams semi-final.
She said: “I'm not sure what father Richard Williams thinks about it. I think he will decide who will win.”
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