By Tony Becca, - On The Boundary 
OVER the years, the Wimbledon finals, the men's and the women's singles, have, most times, produced some riveting tennis. This year, however, they did not, and because of that the biggest and best tennis tournament in the world fizzed to its end like a wet squib.
Unlike last year, when Goran Ivanisevic and Patrick Rafter blasted away at each other before Ivanisevic triumphed after five glorious sets, the men's final was so poor that Lleyton Hewitt's 6-1, 6-3, 6-2 victory over David Nalbandian was the most one-sided in 18 years; and the women's was hardly any better. But for a few flashes of brilliance here and there, Venus Williams hardly put up a fight while going down to sister Serena.
The concern, however, is not so much the men's singles final where because of so many upsets the best was not up against the best. The concern is with the women's singles where the best was up against the best.
It is a concern because unless something surprising happens over the next few years, the Williams sisters are so good, are so much better than the rest of the field, that barring an upset here and there, they will be contesting the women's finals in the Grand Slams for a long time and although that will be great for the sisters and for the Williams family, especially for Mom and Dad, it will not be good for tennis - certainly not for those who love a contest.
To many, there is no reason why sister versus sister should not produce a contest, and may be there is really no reason why they should not - except that blood is blood, nature is nature, and regardless of how much one wants to win the desire will never be enough to push them to the limit as it would if the player on the opposite side of the net was a stranger.
The Williams sisters are special, there is something in them apart from talent that makes them so great, and because of that they may be different from ordinary folk.
The fact is, however, they are human, they share the same name, the same mother and father, the same brothers and sisters, they practise together, they shared and probably still share the same dreams, and because of that tennis fans may never see the contest that the best versus the best in women's tennis should produce.
That is why, although they turn out to see them, the fans hardly cheer when they are up against each other. Regardless of their professionalism, it is sister versus sister, it is not the stuff of which contests are made, and but for the cynics, the fans, most of them it seems, accept it.
The best the fans can hope for when it is Venus versus Serena is brilliant tennis. It has not yet happened, but such is their skills that it must happen, when it happens it should be dazzling, and that should make up for the lack of drama and excitement, the explosion that is usually present when the best tackles the best.
