wimbledon finals

Venus Williams won her fifth Wimbledon singles title Saturday, beating younger sister Serena Williams 7-5, 6-4 in the final.

Defending champion Venus is 5-2 in Wimbledon finals, losing only to Serena in 2002 and '03. The win at the All England Club gave Venus her seventh major title.

The match was the seventh Grand Slam final between the American sisters, with Serena leading 5-2. They are now 8-8 overall.

Venus and Serena play later Saturday in the women's doubles final.

Venus Williams won her fifth Wimbledon singles title Saturday, beating younger sister Serena Williams 7-5, 6-4 in the final.

Defending champion Venus is 5-2 in Wimbledon finals, losing only to Serena in 2002 and '03. The win at the All England Club gave Venus her seventh major title.

The match was the seventh Grand Slam final between the American sisters, with Serena leading 5-2.

Second-ranked Rafael Nadal has advanced to the third round at Wimbledon with a 5-7, 6-2, 7-6 (2), 6-3 win over Ernests Gulbis.

Nadal, who has lost the last two Wimbledon finals to Roger Federer, was broken in the 12th game of the first set Thursday but rallied to dominate the second and fend off the big-serving Latvian in the third-set tiebreaker.

He broke in the eighth game of the last set and then held, closing with a forehand winner down the line.