Results: Serena Williams, The Redeem Team And A New Olympic Record For The US

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Big gains for the Williams sisters today, as well as for Nadal. The Associated Press reports:

BEIJING -- Even by the lofty standards of the Williams sisters, three victories at the Olympics is a good day's work.

They won in singles and doubles Tuesday, and the toughest match was the one they played together. Venus and Serena rallied in first-round doubles to beat Iveta Benesova and Nicole Vaidisova of the Czech Republic 4-6, 7-5, 6-1.

Earlier, the Williamses won second-round singles matches. Serena beat Samantha Stosur of Australia 6-2, 6-0, and Venus swept Benesova 6-1, 6-4.

Meanwhile, the US Olympic Basketball team is well on its way to fulfilling LeBron James' guarantee of victory. Again, the Associated Press has the story:

BEIJING - LeBron James and his teammates easily shoved Angola aside. Now come the teams that can push back.

Dwyane Wade scored 19 points, James dominated the game with his size and strength on both ends, and the U.S. Olympic team wrapped up the easy portion of its schedule with a 97-76 victory Tuesday night.

Dwight Howard added 14 points and James finished with 12 for the Americans, who had another rough night from 3-point range but don't appear to be stoppable in the open court. Wade was perfect from the field in Beijing until missing in the third quarter.

And a Texan set a new Olympic record in double trap shooting. Click here for the AP story.

BEIJING - American Glenn Eller won the gold medal in double trap shooting Tuesday, building a solid lead during qualifying and then hitting 45 of 50 targets in the final round.


Eller set an Olympic record with a total score of 190 -- and also with a qualifying score of 145. Francesco D'Aniello of Italy won the silver, and Hu Binyuan of China took the bronze.

Comments

[SharonB]

Serena!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You ROCK, Woman!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[chinationreport]

I think athelets make huge sacrifices in life and some sacrifices pay, most of them don't. They deserve lots of respect and applause for what they give up and achieve. Even if I am not good at any sport, I admire them and feel inspired by everyone that tries that hard.

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[CrittersRTasty]

Go Glen Eller!!!!!

[sheikwil]

I always laugh at idiots that talk about the Williams Sisters and their bodies, what those two women got NATURALLY, white women are paying to have. They pay to get bigger breast, big butts, fuller lips and black women are born with them naturally so the Williams sisters don't need steriods. The U.S. should be proud that they have such respectful women representing them.

[thankulord13]

People will always try and hate! Whats even funnier is that you see the racist elements in these comments because if one would say that Michael Phelps and one of his teammates are doing things in the locker room, then all the White people would be up in arms but they see nothing wrong with disrespecting two strong African American woman who worked hard to get o where they are at... While Mr. Phelps comes from a upper middle class family and has had every opportunity afforded to him by this society.

[SharonB]

Petty.

You are petty.

Enough about you...

GO SERENA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[thankulord13]

You are ignorant because I don't think you were comprehending what you were reading. Read it again!

[Obama4Life]

The whole USA team is probably on steroids.

Look what happened to a last track team guys.

sad thing is we don't find out tell its to late.

I've given up of athletes these days, you never really no if they are juicing or not so I rarely watch sports.

I found both sisters to be very attractive though, they have nicenasses :)

I still think our athletes are juicing though.

I know the whole Chinese team is juicing fa sho.

You really think China is going to obey the rules? Especially since they are the host country and don't want to get embarrassed? lol

[WAstateliberal]

The Williams are not doping. And cheating comes in other forms these days, like the Chinese women gymnasts who just won team gold with four team members who are under age, having presented doctored passports issued by the host government that has publicly said they would accept nothing less from their gymnasts and divers than across-the-board gold.

When I replay it for my daughter tomorrow (at six, she can't stay up until flippin' 12:30 a.m. to watch the marquee event of the Olympics (thanks for that, NBC, who orchestrated the start times of all events with Beijing officials so as to maximize advertising revenue)) I will hold my tongue so as not to burst her bubble that the competition was a farce. Reality can wait a few years.

[twohearts]

Hey - cut it out journey80 - what is it with all of you?
I have watched the Williams sisters for years and they don't take steroids! Both of their bodies have developed over the years & now they are both SO strong, and tall. Being 6' 2" is a huge advantage for Venus, and Serena is 5' 10".

I just love them. Esp. Venus.

And regarding someone else here, it seems to me that the US immigrants are playing for their native countries (like the basketball players & tennis players)!

[journey80]

Steroids much?

[dct1999]

I'm remembering Jamie Foxx singing "Let Me Be Your Tennis Ball" to Serena. That sister is drop dead sexy, she makes Beyonce and Mary J look like Twiggy.

[gladys46]

You're both Simply the Best America has ever had along with Althea & Arthur... Congrats & thanks for representing!!!

[Kassandra]

Some women just put on muscle...some don't. If you've ever worked out with weights you'd know that. Eat your hearts out you pasty white men!

That there is a WOMON!!!!!!

[gladys46]

Two of them .... ha!!!

[Aabby]

She"s incredibly beautiful to me both she and her sister. A little less determination and they would both be in Compton right now, victims of a system set up to make them unsuccessful.

[gladys46]

And "Jesus" was born in a barn ... didn't make him any less who he was ... huh!!?? Doesn't matter where you come from ... it's where your journey takes you!! I guess if you don't know where you're going ... any road will take you !!! These sisters with the great training & nurturing from their dad & mom, they were destined for greatness!!

[honeydiva]

d a m n she's an american you fools...g*d i hate u people.

[Aabby]

So true. This kind of talk about a fellow countrymen athlete would be unheard of anywhere else in the world . Racism alive and well.

[SPQR1052]

Those are some big "guns" on Serena. I think she's awesome and attractive.

Signed, a male.

[repugnicansfearme]

You think it's steroids? What part of the human anatomy, female anatomy, do you not get?

[unitedstates]

those arms look like steroids to me

[Casanavelaw]

Tennis tests its athletes.

They look like arms.