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If Venus Williams goes on to win tomorrow night and then in the final, it will give the Williams sisters three of this year’s four Grand Slams -- an enormous comeback for them.

Yet, if we return to Mary Carillo’s point from two weeks ago -- that the Williams sisters haven’t lived to their potential -- here’s something that underscores it.

Serena Williams has finished only one year at number one; Venus Williams never has.  read more »

]]> http://www.observer.com/2007/venus-and-serena-history#comments Style Mary Carillo Serena Williams US Open Venus Williams Fri, 07 Sep 2007 01:23:33 -0400 John Koblin 57639 at http://www.observer.com Williams Family Bristles at Carillo Assessment http://www.observer.com/2007/williams-family-bristles-carillo-assessment

TV analyst and ex-pro player Mary Carillo told reporters last week she thought five years ago that the Williams sisters would dominate and forever change women's tennis.

"I was dead wrong at that," she said.

It's not a new sentiment for Carillo, who told me last year in an interview that the Williams sisters "created a Tiger-like buzz" when they started winning, but never made a Tiger Woods-like imprint on the game because "they play so seldom."

 

 

 

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]]> http://www.observer.com/2007/williams-family-bristles-carillo-assessment#comments Style Mary Carillo Serena Williams US Open Venus Williams Sun, 26 Aug 2007 21:23:53 -0400 John Koblin 57240 at http://www.observer.com