Take a look at more facts and figures from Wimbledon before we close the book on the 2008 Championships.

$2,500,000 - Venus and Serena Williams’ combined prize money. (Approximate USD conversion)

475,812 - People attended the 2008 Championships at Wimbledon.

38 - Countries represented in the women’s draw.

54,200 - Slazenger balls used during the tournament.

58 - Aces served by Serena Williams.

30 - Double-faults served by eventual champion Venus Williams, the most of any player in the male or female draws.

18,191 - Mini tennis ball key-rings sold during the Grand Slam.

11.7 million - Visitors to the official Wimbledon website.

126 - Women’s matches played over the fortnight.

5,545 - Winners hit by the women’s draw.

127 mph - Fastest serve by Venus Williams, which set a new Wimbledon women’s record.

57 - Consecutive main draw appearances by Ai Sugiyama.

18 - Russian women in the main draw.

25 Metric Tons - Strawberries consumed during the Grand Slam.

8,600 - Ladies championship towels sold.

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Best Player: Venus Williams

Best Surprise of the Championships: Jie Zheng

Best Quote: Serena Williams
“I’m going to sabotage her and eat all the breakfast. I’ll eat all the Wheaties so she doesn’t have any chance.”

Best Serve: Venus Williams

Best Forehand: Ana Ivanovic

Best Backhand: Jie Zheng

Best Dressed: Venus Williams

Best Design Label: Polo Ralph Lauren

Best Comeback Win: Nicole Vaidisova d. Anna Chakvetadze (Fourth Round)

Best Commentator: Mary Joe Fernandez

Best Shrieker of the Championships: Elena Dementieva

Best New Innovation: Scoreboards on Centre Court and Court No. 1

Best Blogger of the Tournament: Drew Lilley and the AELTC staff

Best Interview Subject: Tamarine Tanasugarn

Although she must give a portion of her earnings to the Chinese Tennis Association, the total amount awarded was $373,000 for her semifinal finish.

“I will donate all my portion,” Zheng said. “Apart from that, I will do as much as I can to help the Sichuan region people because I’m from Sichuan province, as well.”

A devastating earthquake in May killed over 60,000 people in China, including thousands in Zheng’s Sichuan province.

“When I go back, I will do more charity work and encourage more people come to support the stricken region and hope people from Sichuan will have their new home as soon as possible,” added Zheng.

Schedule for Day 13: Sunday, July 6, 2008

Centre Court 2.00 pm
1. Gentlemen’s Singles
Roger Federer (SUI)[1] v. Rafael Nadal (ESP)[2]
2. Mixed Doubles
Mike Bryan (USA)[1] v. Bob Bryan (USA)
Katarina Srebotnik (SLO)[1] Samantha Stosur (AUS)

Court 1 2.00 pm
1. Boys’ Singles - Finals
Henri Kontinen (FIN) v. Grigor Dimitrov (BUL)[9]
2. Senior Gentlemen’s Inv. Doubles
Jeremy Bates (GBR) v. Ken Flach (USA)
Anders Jarryd (SWE) Robert Seguso (USA)
3. Gentlemen’s Inv. Doubles
Jacco Eltingh (NED) v. Donald Johnson (USA)
Paul Haarhuis (NED) Jared Palmer (USA)

Court 2 12.00 noon
1. Girls’ Doubles - Finals
Polona Hercog (SLO)[6] v. Isabella Holland (AUS)
Jessica Moore (AUS)[6] Sally Peers (AUS)
2. Ladies’ Inv. Doubles
Jana Novotna (CZE) v. Martina Navratilova (USA)
Kathy Rinaldi (USA) Helena Sukova (CZE)
3. Boys’ Doubles - Finals
Matt Reid (AUS)[3] v. Cheng-Peng Hsieh (TPE)
Bernard Tomic (AUS)[3] Tsung-Hua Yang (TPE)

Court 3 12.00 noon
1. Wheelchair Doubles
Robin Ammerlaan (NED) v. Stephane Houdet (FRA)
Ronald Vink (NED) Nicolas Peifer (FRA)
2. Wheelchair Doubles
David Phillipson (GBR) v. Tadeusz Kruszelnicki (POL)
Gordon Reid (GBR) Martin Legner (AUT)

An updated copy of the draw is available at the Wimbledon website.

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Venus Williams won her seventh Grand Slam title on Saturday with a decisive victory over her sister Serena at Wimbledon.

Read Venus’ comments about winning her fifth Venus Rosewater dish and whether this win signals the start of another era of dominance by the Williams family in excerpts from her post-championship press conference.

Q. How concerned were you early? She came out in a ferocious mood, playing well.
VENUS WILLIAMS: To be honest, this is the Wimbledon final, so of course I expected her to play that well. And, of course, I mean, she’s Serena Williams. She can pull out anything. I did expect her to just be all over anything I put out there. But I didn’t really think a lot; I just kept playing, and it wasn’t looking that great, you know. 3-1, 4-2, but then when it got to be even it was closer.

Q. Can you just talk a little bit about the conditions, which were obviously pretty awkward. I mean, you kept pulling out of your serve. Serena didn’t seem to pull out of her serves at all.
VENUS WILLIAMS: Yeah, it was windy, and the wind kept blowing and swirling. The longer the match went on, it kept changing directions. At first, it was only windy on one side, then it was windy on both. I could see the wind blowing on her side, but it wasn’t windy on my side yet. So, you know, it was tough out there, but I just needed to take my time until I got a good toss.

Q. What is your approach to the post-match celebration on court, and how does it differ when you play Serena versus anybody else?
VENUS WILLIAMS: Well, because I think that — when the match is that close it’s obviously more exciting to win. And, of course, if it’s a 6-2, 6-3 win, the celebration isn’t as elated because you’re just cruising to glory. But I was pretty excited about that win because it was so close. You know, I’m definitely more in tune with my sister’s feelings because one of us has to win and one of us has to lose. Of course the celebration isn’t as exciting because my sister just lost.

Q. To what degree, if any, does that detract from your enjoyment of the moment?
VENUS WILLIAMS: I mean, you could never detract from winning a Wimbledon (smiling). So, of course it doesn’t detract from that. But I’m definitely thinking about how my sister’s feeling.

Q. You’re only the third, if I’m correct, along with Martina Navratilova and Graf, to win as many as five Wimbledons in the modern era. What do you think of that? Does that make you think, I’m up there with the all-time greats, anything like that?
VENUS WILLIAMS: I think definitely winning this tournament so many times definitely puts you in the stratosphere, to be honest, just because of what this tournament means. I think had I had this achievement at any other tournament it would have been awesome, but not nearly the same meaning at Wimbledon. I think the difference is just because of the prestige of this event.

Q. An all-Williams final. Is this a start of a second era of dominance for the sisters at the top of the women’s game?
VENUS WILLIAMS: I would love that. The main goal for both of us is to stay healthy. We’ve both worked really hard this year, and I think the results showed here, both in the singles and the doubles. So the goal is to stay healthy so that way we can play singles and doubles and have a lot of fun with it.

Q. Besides the number of Wimbledon titles, can you let us into any of the things that motivated you tennis-wise in the recent past that raised your level between the French and now to do so well?
VENUS WILLIAMS: Uhm, I just feel like a lot of times I’m unlucky at the French. I come in with a sickness or injury, and I try to win, but I’m just not lucky. I find that happens a lot at the French and the Australian. A couple of times here, too, when I had my early losses. But, I mean, obviously coming off those losses I’m just like, This can’t be my life; I have to do better. So I think that’s what motivates me.

Q. You seem to be able to keep yourself fresh not doing as many tournaments.
VENUS WILLIAMS: I’ve had my fair share of downtimes. I try to stay as fresh as I can, with God’s blessing.

Q. You’ve earned the right to go home and put the racquet down and indulge yourself for as long as you want before Los Angeles. What are you going to do?
VENUS WILLIAMS: Well, I can’t wait to see my dog. I love that little guy. He’s my favorite. My favorite dog ever. I have to play TeamTennis, so I’ll do that. I want to take a break from eating five meals a day. I’m gonna cut back and eat a light breakfast and maybe two meals, not five and six meals like every day I have.

Q. Can you tell us a little about your morning, the day before the match. Did you spend some time together with Serena?
VENUS WILLIAMS: Yeah, we said, Okay, we’re eating breakfast. We always have lunch for breakfast to stay fueled. We’re both trying to choke it down. Okay, only two more matches. This is the last time we have to do this. Just encouraging each other. Just that, you know, we’re eating lunch again, two lunches before the match. It’s like, It’s the last time. It’s okay. That’s pretty much the atmosphere beforehand. Just still encouraging each other, not with specific advice like, Yes, serve me body, okay, because that’ll work good for you. None of that. But still encouraging each other to eat and be healthy.

Q. You’ve been training seriously or playing professional tennis for 18 years of your life now. Do you and Serena sometimes sit down and reminisce about the journey you’ve made from Compton, California, to the finals at Wimbledon?
VENUS WILLIAMS: Yeah, actually this morning I was just saying — I was asking Serena if she remembered the match when, I don’t know, I was in Sydney playing some match and Serena was watching my match and she finds out that she’s gonna be on court in about 10 minutes, and so she runs from my match to go play her match.

We were just talking about that. That was maybe in ‘98. So we do sometimes talk about the things in the past, just some of the things that have happened have been so amazing that we definitely draw a lot of energy and inspiration from it.

Venus had not beaten Serena in a Grand Slam singles final since their very first major championship at the 2001 US Open.

Venus, the elder of the Williams sisters, had to overcome a tentative start to win her fifth Championships at Wimbledon title. Serena raced to an early lead in the opening set, but could not deny her sister an opportunity to win her seventh career Grand Slam title.

“I can’t believe that it is five, but when you are in the final against Serena Williams five seems so far away from that first point,” said Venus during the trophy ceremony. “She played so awesome, it was really a task to beat her.”

This was the sixteenth career meeting between the two sisters, who are now tied 8-8 after Venus’ victory at Wimbledon.

Because she successfully defended her 2007 title, Venus is assured of holding onto the No. 7 spot on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour rankings. Serena Williams will rise to No. 5.

Over the past two weeks, they have been asked countless questions about their relationship.

Serena about whether Venus is the favorite for the title:
“I would never sit here and say she’s the favorite when I’m still in the draw. What are you on?”

Venus on the allegations of a “fix” for Saturday’s final:
“The main thing is that I find the question pretty offensive because I’m extremely professional in everything that I do on and off the court. I contribute my best in my sport, and I also have a ton of respect for myself and my family. So any mention of that is extremely disrespectful for who I am, what I stand for, and my family.”

Serena on what breakfast will be like at their flat on Saturday:
“I’m going to sabotage her and eat all the breakfast. I’ll eat all the Wheaties so she doesn’t have any chance.”

Venus about her role as the big sister:
“That’s my job. That’s a huge part of my life, is being a big sister. I love that job. It makes me really proud. I’m always happy when I can help out. It’s definitely one of the joys of my life.”

Serena on how they remain close despite having the other as competition:
“We leave everything on the court. We’re sisters the moment we shake hands.”

Serena on what it feels like to lose to Venus:
“It definitely hurts less to lose to her. I mean, I’ll be bitter, but at the end of the day it’s a lot easier to [lose] to someone that I feel I should normally beat.”

Schedule for Day 12: Saturday, July 5, 2008

Centre Court 2.00 pm
1. Ladies’ Singles
Serena Williams (USA)[6] v. Venus Williams (USA)[7]
2. Gentlemen’s Doubles
Jonas Bjorkman (SWE)[8] v. Daniel Nestor (CAN)[2]
Kevin Ullyett (ZIM)[8] Nenad Zimonjic (SRB)[2]
3. Ladies’ Doubles
Lisa Raymond (USA)[16] v. Serena Williams (USA)[11]
Samantha Stosur (AUS)[16] Venus Williams (USA)[11]

Court 1 2.00 pm
1. Senior Gentlemen’s Inv. Doubles
Mansour Bahrami (IRI) v. Jeremy Bates (GBR)
Henri Leconte (FRA) Anders Jarryd (SWE)
2. Girls’ Singles - Finals
Laura Robson (GBR) v. Noppawan Lertcheewakarn (THA)[3]
3. Gentlemen’s Inv. Doubles
Donald Johnson (USA) v. Todd Woodbridge (AUS)
Jared Palmer (USA) Mark Woodforde (AUS)

Court 2 12.00 noon
1. Ladies’ Inv. Doubles
Sabine Appelmans (BEL)[1] v. Liz Smylie (AUS)
Hana Mandlikova (AUS)[1] Nathalie Tauziat (FRA)
2. Girls’ Doubles - Semis
Polona Hercog (SLO)[6] v. Jade Curtis (GBR)
Jessica Moore (AUS)[6] Jocelyn Rae (GBR)
3. Boys’ Doubles - Semis
Alexandre Folie (BEL)[5] v. Matt Reid (AUS)[3]
David Goffin (BEL)[5] Bernard Tomic (AUS)[3]
4. Senior Gentlemen’s Inv. Doubles
Vijay Amritraj (IND)[1] v. Heinz Guenthardt (SUI)
Gene Mayer (USA)[1] Balazs Taroczy (HUN)

Court 3 12.00 noon
1. Wheelchair Doubles
Robin Ammerlaan (NED) v. David Phillipson (GBR)
Ronald Vink (NED) Gordon Reid (GBR)
2. Wheelchair Doubles
Tadeusz Kruszelnicki (POL) v. Stephane Houdet (FRA)
Martin Legner (AUT) Nicolas Peifer (FRA)
Court 18 12.00 noon
1. Girls’ Doubles - Semis
Misaki Doi (JPN) v. Isabella Holland (AUS)
Kurumi Nara (JPN) Sally Peers (AUS)
2. Boys’ Doubles - Semis
Cheng-Peng Hsieh (TPE) v. Mirza Basic (BIH)
Tsung-Hua Yang (TPE) Di Wu (CHN)

TBA
1. Gentlemen’s Inv. Doubles
Guy Forget (FRA)[2] v. Luke Jensen (USA)
Cedric Pioline (FRA)[2] Murphy Jensen (USA)

An updated copy of the main draw is available at the Wimbledon website.

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Schedule for Day 11: Friday, July 4, 2008

Centre Court 1.00 pm
1. Gentlemen’s Singles
Roger Federer (SUI)[1] v. Marat Safin (RUS)
2. Gentlemen’s Singles
Rainer Schuettler (GER) v. Rafael Nadal (ESP)[2]
3. Mixed Doubles
Bob Bryan (USA) v. Jamie Murray (GBR)[12]
Samantha Stosur (AUS) Liezel Huber (USA)[12]

Court 1 1.00 pm
1. Ladies’ Doubles
Serena Williams (USA)[11] v. Nathalie Dechy (FRA)
Venus Williams (USA)[11] Casey Dellacqua (AUS)
2. Gentlemen’s Doubles
Daniel Nestor (CAN)[2] v. Lukas Dlouhy (CZE)[9]
Nenad Zimonjic (SRB)[2] Leander Paes (IND)[9]
3. Mixed Doubles To Finish 7-6(4) 4-6 6-1 3-3
Mike Bryan (USA)[1] v. Igor Andreev (RUS)
Katarina Srebotnik (SLO)[1] Maria Kirilenko (RUS)
4. Gentlemen’s Inv. Doubles
Jacco Eltingh (NED) v. Mark Petchey (GBR)
Paul Haarhuis (NED) Chris Wilkinson (GBR)

Court 2 1.00 pm
1. Ladies’ Doubles
Cara Black (ZIM)[1] v. Lisa Raymond (USA)[16]
Liezel Huber (USA)[1] Samantha Stosur (AUS)[16]
2. Ladies’ Inv. Doubles
Ilana Kloss (RSA) v. Martina Navratilova (USA)
Rosalyn Nideffer (USA) Helena Sukova (CZE)
3. Ladies’ Inv. Doubles
Carling Bassett-seguso (CAN) v. Jana Novotna (CZE)
Manon Bollegraf (NED) Kathy Rinaldi (USA)

Court 3 12.00 noon
1. Girls’ Singles - Semis
Laura Robson (GBR) v. Romana Tabakova (SVK)
2. Girls’ Doubles - Qtr. Finals
Jade Curtis (GBR) v. Lesley Kerkhove (NED)[5]
Jocelyn Rae (GBR) Arantxa Rus (NED)[5]
3. Girls’ Doubles - Qtr. Finals
Tara Moore (GBR) v. Isabella Holland (AUS)
Heather Watson (GBR) Sally Peers (AUS)

Court 11 12.00 noon
1. Boys’ Singles - Semis
Grigor Dimitrov (BUL)[9] v. Filip Krajinovic (SRB)
2. Senior Gentlemen’s Inv. Doubles
Peter Fleming (USA) v. Peter Mcnamara (AUS)
Guillermo Vilas (ARG) Paul Mcnamee (AUS)
3. Boys’ Doubles - Qtr. Finals
Matt Reid (AUS)[3] v. Lewis Barnes (GBR)
Bernard Tomic (AUS)[3] James Marsalek (GBR)
4. Boys’ Doubles - Qtr. Finals
Mirza Basic (BIH) v. Ryan Harrison (USA)[2]
Di Wu (CHN) Bradley Klahn (USA)[2]

Court 14 12.00 noon
1. Boys’ Singles - Semis
Bernard Tomic (AUS)[1] v. Henri Kontinen (FIN)
2. Girls’ Doubles - 2nd Rnd.
Zuzana Linhova (CZE) v. Polona Hercog (SLO)[6]
Zuzana Luknarova (SVK) Jessica Moore (AUS)[6]
3. Boys’ Doubles - 2nd Rnd.
Erik Crepaldi (ITA) v. Grigor Dimitrov (BUL)[4]
Hiroyasu Ehara (JPN) Henri Kontinen (FIN)[4]
4. Girls’ Doubles - Qtr. Finals
Elena Bogdan (ROU)[1] v. T.B.D.
Bojana Jovanovski (SRB)[1]

Court 18 12.00 noon
1. Girls’ Singles - Semis
Noppawan Lertcheewakarn (THA)[3] v. Tamaryn Hendler (BEL)
2. Boys’ Doubles - Qtr. Finals
Alex Sanders (AUS) v. Alexandre Folie (BEL)[5]
Mark Verryth (AUS) David Goffin (BEL)[5]
3. Girls’ Doubles - Qtr. Finals
Timea Babos (HUN)[8] v. Misaki Doi (JPN)
Reka-Luca Jani (HUN)[8] Kurumi Nara (JPN)

TBA
1. Gentlemen’s Inv. Doubles
Pat Cash (AUS)[1] v. T-J Middleton (USA)
Wayne Ferreira (RSA)[1] David Wheaton (USA)
2. Boys’ Doubles - Qtr. Finals
Cheng-Peng Hsieh (TPE) v. T.B.D.
Tsung-Hua Yang (TPE)

An updated copy of the main draw is available at the Wimbledon website.

For more information about Wimbledon, please visit www.wimbledon.org.