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Barring a shocking loss by either girl on Thursday, we'll have another final between the Williams sisters. They are just smoking everyone right now, sometimes laughably. Victoria Azarenka was actually laughing during her match with Serena today after about the 10th rocket serve that nearly knocked her over (she also applauded one absurd running forehand winner). On another occasion, Azarenka actually swung and missed on a second serve.

Elena Dementieva cruised in her quarterfinal today, but she'll be lucky to take one set in the semis if Serena is half as good as she was today.

Venus will take on Safina in the other semifinal, but the talented headcase almost melted down today and only prevailed because her opponent wasn't all that great. Venus will be in her head from the start, which is good for viewers because Safina will be screaming obscenities in Russian all day.

But while it's impressive to watch Serena and Venus dominate and play amazing tennis, isn't it a tad perplexing at the same time? Why haven't they been able to dominate like this all the time? Shouldn't we be at the point where they both have as many Grand Slams as Federer? I realize that different surfaces can even things out, but bottom line is that both, despite their greatness, never reached their full potential.

Tuesday is always Ladies' Day at Wimbledon, with the four quarterfinal matches being played on Centre Court and Court 1. We're already underway on a hot (for London) afternoon.

• Venus Williams hammered Agnieszka Radwanska in 2 sets, 6-1, 6-2, and has looked unbeatable the last couple days. Ana Ivanovic was spared even more embarrassment by retiring early in the 2nd set yesterday, and the girl who she beat today who I don't feel like re-typing her name again never had a shot. She managed to break Venus early in the 2nd, but Venus broke right back and didn't drop a game for the rest of the match.
• Right now on Centre Court, Dinara Safina is down a set to Sabine Lisicki. That's back-to-back days on the main show court for Safina, which decisively debunks this myth. (To be fair, Lisicki is rather pleasant looking). In the 1st set tiebreak, Safina double-faulted at 5-6, slammed her racquet in frustration, and got a warning for racquet abuse by the umpire. Lisicki just double-faulted in the 2nd, and Safina is up a break.
• Later today, in the match of the day, Victoria Azarenka plays Serena Williams. Azarenka threw a world-class tantrum yesterday in her win, once walking over to a comatose line judge and sarcastically shaking her hand. Great stuff. Anyway, Serena doesn't like to put up with a lot of crap, so don't be surprised if things get a little snippy. Cat fight!
• The other match is Francesca Schiavone from Italy against Olympic champ Elena Dementieva. Both these ladies scream a lot when they hit the ball. Always a joy.

-Matt Casey