Serena beats Venus in 14th Grand Slam final

Serena Williams beat Venus Williams for her third Wimbledon championship and her 11th major title overall.

"I didn't think about Venus at all today. I just saw her as an opponent," said Serena.

When Serena wrapped up a 7-6 (3), 6-2 victory for a third Wimbledon championship and 11th major title overall, she jogged to the net with her arm extended for a handshake, but Venus hugged her instead.

It was the 14th Grand Slam final for each Williams; no other active woman participated in more than four.

During the singles final, the mom sat in the stands with arms crossed, while Dad had already left town, because he refuses to watch his daughters play each other.

As they walked to the sideline at the first changeover, the sisters avoided any eye contact. Serena looked down at her racket, fiddling with the strings, the way she does against anyone else.

They went to a tiebreaker, and Serena closed it with a lob that curled over her sister and landed in.

Serena has won three of the past four Grand Slam titles.

Serena went to check out the board that lists Wimbledon's champions. She ran her fingers over all of those references to "S. Williams" and "V. Williams" in gold type on a green background — eight of the past 10 years, one or the other appears.