Forget the wins, the losses, the struggles. Everything changes when Venus Williams steps onto the manicured lawns of the All England Club. The 28-year-old American won her fifth Wimbledon singles title Saturday, showing once again that she seems able to unleash something special in herself at key moments during the grass-court Grand Slam tournament.

One number could haunt Roger Federer when he looks back on the 2008 Wimbledon final. Federer, who was trying to win his sixth straight title at the All England Club on Sunday, had 13 break points against Rafael Nadal but only managed to convert one. "I wasn't happy the way I was playing break points early on, no doubt," Federer said after losing 6-4, 6-4, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (8), 9-7 in a Wimbledon...

When Venus Williams won her second match point of the day at Wimbledon, even little sister Serena could celebrate. About 3 1/2 hours after Venus beat Serena to win the women's singles title, the Americans paired up Saturday to win their seventh Grand Slam doubles title, beating Lisa Raymond of the United States and Samantha Stosur of Australia 6-2, 6-2.

For once, the Bryan brothers weren't celebrating or commiserating following a Wimbledon doubles final. The American twins were on opposite sides of the net for Sunday's mixed doubles championship match. Bob Bryan teamed with Samantha Stosur of Australia to beat top-seeded Mike Bryan and Katarina Srebotnik of Slovenia 7-5, 6-4.

The Williams sisters' duel drew the highest preliminary television ratings for a women's Wimbledon final in three years. Venus Williams' straight-set victory over younger sister Serena on Saturday earned a 3.4 overnight rating and a 10 share on NBC, the network said Sunday. That's up 21 percent from the 2.8/8 for last year's meeting between Venus and Marion Bartoli.