4-2 - Bondarenko is cutting a forlorn figure out on the court. She double faults to give Venus a double fault and begins to have a debate with herself. The Ukranian then plays the best point of the match after the longest rally of the match, she pushed Williams back and then played a perfect drop shot. As great as that was, she played two very weak points next up and that gives Venus the break of serve.

2-2 - As brutal Venus is with her smashes and volleys, she has not been on her break point opportunities, she has only converted two of six and misses another one in that game. Credit to Bondarenko though, she is not holding back on her serves when facing break points.

1-1 - The umpire looks a little foolish for calling the ball out when neither the players or line judges though anything was wrong. Bondarenko challenges the call and is proven right. The point is replayed and instead of being 0-30 down, she gets it to 15-15. Bondarenko does not look back and holds her serve.

6-3 - Facing a break point, Bondarenko puts her first serve into the net which allows Williams to jump on to the second serve. She powers a forehand return down the line and the Ukranian can only clip it into the net.

4-3 - Bondarenko inexplicably clips the ball long to give Venus a break point. She does well to hit a forehand winner down the line to survive and then takes her advantage at the second time of asking.

3-2 - Venus earns herself two break points. The first is saved with a fantastic passing backhand shot across court by the Ukranian. She puts the next shot long though and that hand VENUS THE BREAK. With Michelle Larcher De Brito being knocked out yesterday, Venus could be a new challenger for the loudest screamer award, she is getting very loud.

1-2 - Venus clips the ball long and Bondarenko holds her serve in another game that goes to deuce. If you thought Bondarenko had been knocked out of Wimbledon, you would be right. However, it was Kateryna's sister, Alona who was knocked. And she was beaten by our brilliant, Elena Baltacha, who is in action later today against Kirsten Flipkens.

0-1 - A brutal start from Venus, her swinging forehand volley was in action there and she worked her way to a break point. Bondarenko held her nerve though and holds her first service game.

- - The stands are filling up to see the defending champion in action. These two players have met just once before with Venus taking the victory in Stuttgart in 2008. Williams has her knee heavily strapped up, we will have to see if that makes any difference to her game today.