By Kyle Revall

After watching 10 days of brilliant tennis at Wimbledon, my prediction for Ladies Champion still stands for the women’s side, but I’m having some doubts. I'm confident a "Williams" will get crowned, but considering the style of play best suited for grass, it may be third-seeded Venus instead of my pick, second-seeded Serena.

While both Serena and Venus have performed well through the tournament, the court favors Venus.

Over the years, Wimbledon has bred the grass for slower play, more like a hard court.  This creates longer rallies, better points, and a more enjoyable experience for viewers.  However, it takes away from the true grass tennis experience. 

My first time playing on grass was at the Saddlebrook Tennis Academy and Resort in Tampa, Fla.  Those grass courts are your typical fast courts.  When you hit a heavy topspin shot, the ball would not bounce much higher than your knees.  Nearly every shot had to be sliced unless you had the quickness of Lleyton Hewitt.  This would have been better suited to Serena, who is four inches closer to the ground than her big sister, but now that the courts have slowed and the ball bounces higher, Venus may be better off. 

History shows that the slower grass has favored Venus, who already amassed five singles titles here. Serena won singles here twice and was runner-up (to Venus) twice. Together they've won the doubles title three times; it could be a fourth as the defending champs are now in the semifinals of the doubles draw.

I admire Serena’s low center of gravity and the excellent knee bend she executes with every shot.  Her style would be suited to the early grass courts of the 1990s.  Now that I have had time to add in factors of the new courts, I believe that Venus is more suited to be the 2009 Wimbledon Ladies Champion. 

HOWEVER, I’m a man of my word and I’m sticking with Serena.  There are other factors involved in winning this tournament such as physical fitness, mental state, injury status, and sibling rivalry that will determine which sister will hoist the trophy.  If you check out the fans poll at http://espn.go.com/tennis/, you’ll see Serena has nearly 50 percent of the public’s vote for winner; Venus trails with 30 percent of the vote.

Whatever happens on Saturday, the sisters' head-to-head tie at 10-10 in championship singles finals will be broken. I can't wait!

To learn about Serena's and Venus' road to the singles final and the doubles semifinal, click here to view the Wimbledon ladies' single draw and click on each woman's name.