Is the all Williams final inevitable?

It's women's semi-final day at wimbledon today and the question on everyone's lips is what are the chances of anything other than an all Williams final for the second year running.

Well to be honest they seem pretty slim. Serena has looked at her absolute peak during this tournament, she has improved round on round, and has hitting the ball and moving around the court better than ever. Across the net from her today is serial underachiever and always the bridesmaid Elena Dementieva, twice a grand slam runner up in 2004 at the French and US Open. Dementieva has quietly and efficently crept through the draw, but the surprising fact is, is that she has yet to face a seeded player in the whole tournament. With Dementieva's record for faltering on the big occassion, combined with lack of matches against quality opposition it is difficult to see anything other than a serena victory.

In the second of the two semi-finals, two-time defending champion and queen of Wimbledon with 5 titles to her name, Venus Williams takes on world number 1 Dinara Safina. Venus has had a consistent yet unspectacular year, yet here on the grass she looks more at home than ever. Slight concerns have been raised over a knee injury she has been carrying, so her opponent Dinara Safina will have to test that to the full today. Venus like Serena has been hitting the ball better than ever, and has sailed through the draw, unlike her opponent. Dinara Safina has struggled to her first ever Wimbledon semi-final, looking down and out in the tournament more than once. She has a point to prove after dissapointing showings in the last two grand slam finals, and questions raised over whether a player should really hold the number one ranking if they have never won a grandslam. Again here, it is difficult to see anything other than a W next to the name of a Williams.

Let's hope for the sake of the women's game that we get two quality semi-finals, and if the inevitable Williams final does happen come Saturday, we are in for some cracker. With both sisters playing better than ever, it would be incredibly hard to split them, which signals a mouth-watering final showdown.