RIO DE JANEIRO: Serena Williams’ hopes of a fifth Olympic gold medal were crushed by Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina on Tuesday as the battle for the women’s title in Rio was blown wide open.
Top seed and defending champion Williams was clearly struggling with a right shoulder injury as she was stunned 6-4, 6-3 by Svitolina, 13 years her junior.
“The better player won,” said Williams, who served up eight double faults, including five in one game in the second set.
She also hit 37 unforced errors.
“It was a great opportunity. It didn’t work out the way I wanted it to, but at least …read more
Source: The Manila Times
