We like to think of ourselves as a worldly, civilized bunch working in the Beer.com offices. So, having just recovered from celebrating Canada Day with all our igloo-dwelling, hockey-playing friends this past Tuesday, we’re back at full strength in time to commemorate the birth of freedom/super-sized combos/giant belt buckles on America’s Independence Day.

On this day many years ago, the Americans stuck it to Merry Olde England, and one day from today a couple of Americans are going to do so once again, taking Centre Court at the All-England Lawn & Tennis Club. When the Williams sisters, Venus and Serena, face off in the Ladies final of Wimbledon, you can imagine there will be more than a few Brits choking on their strawberries & cream.

The Williams sisters remind me of the classic “That Guy” at any party you ever went to. He was the one who had to howl like a wolf when he arrived, only spoke in silly drinking clichés like “liquor in the front, poker in the back,” and always felt the need to chest-bump people.

Let’s face it, your skin crawled when That Guy showed up to the party. And, it’s fair to say that’s how the tennis world felt when the Williams sisters showed up. Here were two confident, urban, black Americans who wanted nothing more than to change the face of a sport that was previously that of a staid, elite, white European. Oh, and to top it all off, they were managed by their father, who was certifiably batshit crazy. Still is.

But do you remember how you scoffed when That Guy said that he was going to drink all night and then run the local half marathon the next day dressed in drag? Well, when he did it, you have to admit that you were impressed, right?

And you have to admit that, what the Williams sisters have done all these years is pretty impressive too. It’s likely that their careers have spanned an era at which competition in women’s tennis has been at an all-time high, and yet both Venus and Serena have, at times, been the best in the world. There was a period when Venus was women’s tennis, and then Serena shot ahead while Venus faded a little. Both have had injuries and the regular ups and downs, but the fact they’re set to due battle on Saturday should remind us once again that, hey, they’ve done pretty damn well for themselves.

Thanks to Venus and Serena Williams, Wimbledon’s venue won’t be the All-England Club after all. 232 years and one day after America staked its claim to what was thought of as England’s turf, a couple of Americans will be doing so once again.

Happy Fourth of July, America.