"Simply one of the greatest winning streaks the game has known, the tennis summer of 2000 belonged to only one woman Venus Williams. ![]() Image: Venus Williams beat Lindsay Davenport in the 2000 US Open final following a stunning summer of success on the WTA Tour "The final itself may not have been the best we would see between the two but it changed the television landscape and no doubt helped change the representation of tennis across the world but particularly in America." 2000 - Venus wins US Open Despite having equal pay at the tournament since 1973, the women's singles final had always been played in between, or after, the two men's semi-finals, but it was finally given its own spotlight and a prime-time television slot due to the significance of it being a Venus vs Serena final.another important legacy. "That final also caused a fundamental shift in the way the women's game was portrayed at the US Open. ![]() Although they had faced each other in Grand Slams before, this was the first time they had come up against each other in a Grand Slam final and, as someone who played tennis as a child but had only come up against an opponent who was also a person of colour when I faced my sister, it was a final that I watched with great interest. "Venus and Serena facing each other at the US Open in 2001 has always felt like a pivotal moment for women's sport. Image: Venus Williams (right) defeated her sister Serena 6-2 6-4 to win the US Open title
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