Still a chance for all-American final at Wimbledon

By STEVEN WINE AP SPORTS WRITER Venus Williams of the US in action during her third round match against Maria Martinez Sanchez of Spain, at Wimbledon, Saturday, June, 28, 2008. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant) WIMBLEDON, England -- Despite a rough week for U.S. tennis at Wimbledon, there's still a good chance for an all-American final. No U.S. men reached Monday's fourth round, but the Williams sisters swept their first three matches without dropping a set. And upsets that claimed No. 1-ranked Ana Ivanovic and No. 2 Maria Sharapova improved the chances of the first Serena-vs.-Venus final at a Grand Slam tournament since Wimbledon in 2003. The sisters were to play their round-of-16 matches back-to-back Monday on Court 2 - nicknamed the "Graveyard of Champions" for its history of upsets. The sisters were also scheduled to play doubles... [read full story]