By Carl De Souza, AFP/Getty Images By Douglas Robson, Special for USA TODAY WIMBLEDON, England - With Venus and Serena Williams set to meet for the seventh time in a Grand Slam final at Wimbledon on Saturday, the spotlight is as much on their tennis as...

WIMBLEDON, England, July 3 -- When it came to forecasting the women's draw at Wimbledon this year, the pre-tournament buzz revolved around two topics: Maria Sharapova's ever-changing fashion, and the changing of the guard atop the game.

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But the Russian's tuxedo-inspired togs proved as short-lived as her Wimbledon fortnight, and the Serbians seeded first and second soon followed Sharapova out of the All England club's ivied walls before the first week was over.

The lesson that followed was the folly of overlooking the Williams sisters, regardless of their world ranking -- particularly when a Grand Slam title is at stake. Venus and Serena drove that lesson home emphatically Thursday, trouncing their semifinal opponents to set up an all-Williams final for the third time in Wimbledon history.

Venus, 28, the tournament's four-time and defending champion, was first to secure her spot in Saturday's championship, overpowering an error-prone Elena Dementieva, 6-1, 7-6 (7-3).

Serena, 26, was forced to wait out two rain delays en route to a 6-2, 7-6 (7-5) victory over China's Zheng Jie, who played well above her No. 133 world...
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