Wimbledon glance
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — A look at Wimbledon on Saturday:
Weather: Clouds and brief rain giving way to sun, high of 73 degrees.
Attendance: 28,983, an increase of 333 from the second Saturday in 2008.
Women's singles final: No. 2 Serena Williams beat No. 3 Venus Williams 7-6 (3), 6-2 to win her third Wimbledon championship and 11th Grand Slam title overall. Serena has won three of the past four major tournaments.
Women's doubles final: Serena and Venus Williams beat Samantha Stosur and Rennae Stubbs 7-6 (4), 6-4 to win their fourth Wimbledon title and ninth Grand Slam women's doubles championship.
Men's doubles final: No. 2 Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjic beat No. 1 Bob and Mike Bryan 7-6 (7), 6-7 (3), 7-6 (3), 6-3.
Stat of the day: 12, 0 — aces, double-faults by Serena in the singles final.
Quote of the day: "I would just play a good shot, and she'd just hit a winner off of it or put me in a position where she could hit another winner." — Venus, talking about her younger sister.
On court Sunday: No. 2 Roger Federer vs. No. 6 Andy Roddick in the men's singles final. Federer will be trying to win his sixth Wimbledon championship and record-breaking 15th Grand Slam title overall.
Sunday's forecast: Cloudy with a chance of light rain, high of 73 degrees.
Sunday's TV: NBC, 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. MDT.
On the Web: www.wimbledon.org
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