Serena and Venus set new record
LONDON - Venus and Serena Williams became the first tennis players to win four Olympic golds at the weekend.
GOLD STANDARD:
Serena and Venus Williams look to return a shot against Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka of the Czech Republic in the
doubles
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This after a 6-4 6-4 victory over Czech pair Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka in the women's doubles final at Wimbledon.
The Williams sisters had already won doubles gold at the Sydney Games in 2000 and in Beijing in 2008, while Venus claimed the singles gold in Sydney and Serena won her first individual gold on Saturday when she crushed Maria Sharapova in the women's final.
Venus and Serena also joined Spain's Conchita Martinez, who won silver in 1992 and 2004 and bronze in 1996, as the only tennis players to win medals at three different Olympics.
"It was so exciting to win the singles, but like I said at the beginning of the tournament my goal was to get gold in doubles here," Serena said. "There's something about standing next to Venus and holding that gold medal. Three times we've played, three times we've got the gold medal. So we are pretty stoked about it."
Venus said: "It's incredible. After coming off Serena's victory I think most of all we are happy to add to our country's medal count and be a part of it. It just feels unreal. We're definitely planning on playing at the 2016 Games. We're going out with a bang in Rio."
As well as dominating for over a decade on the singles tour, Venus and Serena are a formidable doubles team - they have won 13 Grand Slam doubles titles as well as their three Olympic golds - and they were just too strong for the Czechs in a match played under the Centre Court roof due to rain.
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MorenaWaPolelo
ei maragu a Serena!!! I wont mind ho tsamaya beind her for 100 kilometresReport Abuse
moemish
u go gals!!! yall r just too dope for words!!!Report Abuse
MOTSOKWANA
Ke i piktshara ke momona maraago a Serena. Monate o mo.Report Abuse
MorenaWaPolelo
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Sie maan!!!!!!!!!!!!!Lol
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KingMay
These professional players should not be playing tennis at the Olympic!I want news stars to be discovered at such events!
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MO-FIRE
Serena o tshwere MEPAKO.I don't uderstand how tennis is played but i won't mind to sit and look her playing the whole day on tv.Metsoko e ya ema ema.Report Abuse
Reyavaya
U go Gals & now please change your hair styles, Hai man o kare le broke Nxa!!Report Abuse
MGEEZ
These girls are the best the women tennis world has seen in many years. Such dominance in tennis is amazing, particularly when you consider that when they started no on except for their family gave them a chance. Serena was too hot for Maria on Saturday in taking the singles final in straight sets to win the Gold!!!! congrats girls you are such good models for young and upcoming girls in sport!!!Report Abuse
wesbuw22
Dey cn play shame, n the way Serena beat Maria was awesomeReport Abuse
Intomb'omxhosa
enough about these two boys.Report Abuse
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