OLYMPIC TENNIS EVENT – Gold, Silver, and Bronze Medals

Written by: Staff on 4th August 2012

OLYMPIC TENNIS EVENT - Gold, Silver, and Bronze Medals

epa03340488 Serena Williams of the USA reacts during the gold medal match against Maria Sharapova of Russia at the London 2012 Olympic Games Tennis competition in Wimbledon, Greater London, Britain, 04 August 2012. EPA/ANDY RAIN |

OLYMPIC TENNIS EVENT

London, England

July 28-August 5, 2012

Grass/Outdoors

Results – Saturday, August, 4 2012

Singles – Gold Medal Match

(4) Serena Williams (USA) d. (3) Maria Sharapova (RUS) 60 61

Singles – Bronze Medal Match

(1) Victoria Azarenka (BLR) d. (14) Maria Kirilenko (RUS) 63 64

Doubles – Semifinals

Williams/Williams (USA) d. (3) Kirilenko/Petrova (RUS) 75 64

Mixed Doubles – Semifinals

(1) Azarenka/Mirnyi (BLR) d. (3) Raymond/M.Bryan (USA) 36 64 107 (Match TB)

Robson/Murray (GBR) d. Lisicki/Kas (GER) 61 67(7) 107 (Match TB)

Mixed Doubles – Quarterfinals

(1) Azarenka/Mirnyi (BLR) d. Mirza/Paes (IND) 75 76(5)

Robson/Murray (GBR) d. Stosur/Hewitt (AUS) 63 36 108 (Match TB)

Final Facts

– Williams wins her first Olympic gold medal in singles, becoming the second player to complete the Career Golden Grand Slam; the other was Steffi Graf, a gold medalist at Seoul in 1988.

– Williams wins the 44th title of her career, passing her sister, Venus, for most among active players and now a standalone No.10 all-time.

– Williams’ win-loss record in finals now stands at 44-15, and 6-2 in grass court finals.

– Williams dropped just 17 games en route to the gold medal, the fewest conceded by a champion since tennis was reintroduced as an Olympic sport in 1988.

– Sharapova wins her first Olympic medal on her Games debut.

– Sharapova becomes the fourth Russian to win an Olympic medal; the other three are Elena Dementieva (silver, 2000 and gold, 2008), Dinara Safina (silver, 2008) and Vera Zvonareva (bronze, 2008).

– Sharapova falls to 27-17 in singles finals, and 3-4 in grass court finals.

– Victoria Azarenka’s bronze medal was Belarus’ first ever Olympic tennis medal.

Final Quotes

Williams: “I got the gold. I’m just so happy. I don’t know what to do. I’ve never played better. Playing against Maria you have to be at your best. I knew that. She won the French Open, she never loses this year. She’s playing the finals of everything so I knew it was going to be tough.”

Sharapova: “Serena was playing incredibly confident tennis today, particularly considering how windy it was. A silver medal means a lot to me. It’s always disappointing to lose in the final but it’s great to get a medal in my first Olympic Games.”

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