WIMBLEDON, England — Venus Williams is already thinking about how a fifth Wimbledon title might change her.

She thinks it might even be more emotional than her first.

"I'm definitely not a crier. I'm the most happiest winner ever," she says, describing the big smile and pirouette that have followed her previous titles, "but maybe I would even cry."

She flashed a smile as she pondered that celebration for a while Sunday at a news conference for the defending champions on the eve of the tournament. Then she quickly snapped into pro mode.

"But that's so long from now. Two weeks is a long time, especially if it rains. So my main focus is most certainly that first round."

The women's champion will get a Tuesday start on Centre Court against Naomi Cavaday, a British wild-card entry with a No. 199 ranking.

Younger sister Serena was getting the Court 1 program started Monday against Estonia's Kaia Kanepi at the same time as Roger Federer was to start his bid for a sixth consecutive Wimbledon title against Dominik Hrbaty on Centre Court, the traditional start to the tournament.

Ana Ivanovic, who ascended the top of the rankings when she won her first major at the French Open two weeks ago, was to follow Federer on Centre Court in her first-round match against Rossana De Los Rios.

Ivanovic's fellow Serbian Jelena Jankovic, ranked No. 2, and No. 3 Maria Sharapova are on the bottom half of the draw with Venus Williams on a side that will be challenging to survive.

Wimbledon 2000 was Venus' first Grand Slam title, coming off a brief clay court swing after four months out with wrist tendinitis, she beat top-ranked Martina Hingis in the quarterfinals, her sister in the semis and defending champion Lindsay Davenport in the final.

She won the U.S. Open a few months later — replacing Serena as champion — and successfully defended both titles in 2001, giving her four wins in six majors.

Her two Grand Slam triumphs since then have been at Wimbledon, in 2005 — after a stretch of five losing finals to Serena from the '02 French Open to Wimbledon '03 when the Williams sisters were at the peak of their powers — and in '07.

It's little wonder she likes coming back to the manicured lawn courts at the All England Club.

"I just think it's the ultimate place to play your best tennis," she says.