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Venus Williams crashed out of the Rio Games tournament in the first round on Sunday as the American sisters’ unbeaten run dating back to Sydney 2000 came to a surprising end.

The top seeds fell 6-3 6-4 to Czech pair Barbora Strycova and Lucie Safarova, ending any hopes of claiming a third successive Olympics doubles crown after they won gold in Beijing eight years ago and again at London 2012.

The sisters won their first doubles gold in Sydney but a knee injury preventedSerena from playing at Athens in 2004. They have also won 14 women’s doubles grand slam titles, to go along with a combined tally of 29 major singles crowns.

After their loss, Serena was philosophical about the result and preferred to focus on the success of one of the greatest ever doubles pairings.

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source: TheHuffingtonPost.com

2016 Olympics: Serena And Venus Williams Lose For The First Time As An Olympic Duo  was originally published on praisecleveland.com