Venus and Serena Williams walk on to a sunny Centre Court for their 21st professional meeting
A packed crowd on Centre Court basking in the sunshine, relieved that the rain, which had fallen at lunchtime, disappears in time for the final
Doubles partners and sisters they may be, but once play gets under way they stand in each other's way of winning the women's title
Serena Williams is very pumped up right from the start of the match, which goes with serve in the early stages
Venus Williams cannot reproduce the superb form which saw her beat top seed Dinara Safina 6-1 6-0 in the semi-final but stays with her sister as the first set goes to a tie-break
The sisters' mother Oracene (centre) watches as her daughters contest the final but father Richard misses the match as he is back home in America
Serena takes the first set on a tie-break and begins to dominate proceedings in the second set
She's won it - Serena sinks to her knees as she becomes Wimbledon singles champion for the third time in her career - and first time for six years - by beating sister Venus 7-6 (7-3) 6-2
Serena (right) consoles her sister as they meet at the net after the fourth Wimbledon singles final in which they have met
Serena delightedly shows the Venus Rosewater Dish to the Centre Court crowd with officials and groundstaff looking on
Serena carefully studies the trophy, which is dominated by the name Williams in recent years
The Centre Court fans get the chance to take their own souvenir photos as Serena walks around the court with the trophy
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