Venus Williams in search of another family final

By Pritha Sarkar

LONDON (Reuters) - There is one person Wimbledon champion Venus Williams never tires of seeing on the opposite side of the net, her little sister Serena.

While most siblings like maintaining some form of distance from each other, Venus and Serena grew up sharing a room, practiced together on municipal courts in Compton, California, and now battle it out against each other for the biggest prizes in tennis.

So Venus was delighted on Friday when the All England Club draw ensured the most famous sisters in tennis do not collide at the championships until the final.

The Americans, who are favourites to set up a repeat of last year's women's final, are locked at 10-10 in their head-to-heads.

If they do reach the July 4 showpiece, a Wimbledon title and bragging rights will be at stake.

"She's (Serena's) always been a great player and she still is. I hope we can make the best out of this opportunity to meet each other in the final and hopefully we can make good of it," the 29-year-old, who will be targeting a sixth title at the grasscourt major, told Reuters in an interview.

Among the siblings, third seed Venus appears to have drawn the short straw as there are several dangerous opponents lurking in her half of the field.

World number one Dinara Safina, French Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova, former winner Amelie Mauresmo, and Serbs Jelena Jankovic and Ana Ivanovic will be stalking the champion and could trip her up if she has an off day.