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been - the U.S. Open final. ``Basically, it was my dad's dream, my mom's dream,'' said the 21-year-old Venus, 15 months older than Serena. ``They told us we'd be here playing each other in the final. That's why we believed it. If they had told us we would never make it playing tennis, I don't think we'd be here today.'' They smacked balls over the net together Saturday morning on a practice court at the National Tennis Center under the watchful eye of father and coach Richard. It was a less grueling workout than the up-to-seven-hour sessions they were put through as inner-city girls dreaming of this day. Richard Williams wasn't planning to see his daughters make history, however, saying he would head home to Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., and wouldn't even watch the final on TV. ``Venus, bye-bye. Serena, bye-bye,'' Richard, wearing a T-shirt
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