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Olympics tennis results: Venus, Serena Williams upset in women’s doubles

By Cody Williams

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 07: Serena Williams of the United States plays a backhand against Daria Gavrilova of Australia in their first round match on Day 2 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Tennis Centre on August 7, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 07: Serena Williams of the United States plays a backhand against Daria Gavrilova of Australia in their first round match on Day 2 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Tennis Centre on August 7, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images) /
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Olympics tennis got shaken up in a big way on Day 2 from Rio 2016 with Venus and Serena Williams losing in women’s doubles action

Venus and Serena Williams have represented Team USA in the world of Olympics tennis in ways that you could truly not comprehend. Serena has won the last two gold medals in singles action and the sisters have been dominant in the world of women’s doubles as well, winning the last two gold medals in that competition too.

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The sisters won’t be making it a three-peat in regards to their Olympics tennis gold medals in doubles.

On Sunday, Venus and Serena Williams took the court for the first time at Rio 2016 with the hopes of making some serious noise. However, the only noise that they ultimately made was the sound of them packing up their bags thanks to the Czech Republic pair of Lucie Safarova and Barbora Strycova.

In straight-sets on Sunday, the pair of Czech Olympians took care of the Williams Sisters in emphatic fashion. They used a strong start in the first set to win 6-3 and then outlasted Venus and Serena in the second set to secure it at 6-4 and thus secure the match as well.

No matter what else happens, this may be the biggest upset we’ll see in Olympics tennis this year. Venus and Serena Williams are essentially the immovable objects in the sport on the gold medal podium—but now they’ve been moved. And now the door is wide open for one more duo to find their way to Olympic glory.

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