Venus eyes ultimate prize of more Olympic gold

By Sonia Oxley

LONDON (Reuters) - Venus Williams would never swap one of her five beloved Wimbledon singles titles for a different grand slam trophy but she said on Sunday that Olympic gold medals were an even bigger prize.

Venus, who beat her sister Serena 7-5 6-4 on Saturday to claim her seventh grand slam title, said she was relishing the chance to add to her two Olympic golds (2000 singles and doubles) at August's Beijing Games.

"I love the Olympics. To add to my medals is just, it would be amazing. I know I've got to work for it," she told two invited reporters.

"It's probably bigger than a slam, I think so, definitely. And you know how much I love Wimbledon, it's bigger than Wimbledon."

Williams has never won the French or Australian Open singles titles but said they would not be mean as much to her as Wimbledon's Venus Rosewater Dish.

"At the end of the day, people remember the Wimbledon, I mean the French Open and the Australian are unbelievable slams but they can get a little lost on the wayside," the 28-year-old American said.

"Wimbledon will never get lost."

She said her fifth Wimbledon title was important because it brought her closer to the achievements of players such as Martina Navratilova (nine) and Steffi Graf (seven).