Serena Williams’ reign as Olympic singles champion came to a
shuddering halt Tuesday as the tennis star suffered a shock defeat by Ukraine’s
Elina Svitolina.
The world No. 1
was beaten 6-4 6-3 by a player to whom she had never lost in their four
previous meetings.
Williams, who had
already been knocked out of the doubles tournament along with sister Venus,
equaled Steffi Graf’s open era record of 22 grand slams last month by winning
Wimbledon.
But while the
34-year-old was favored by many to add a second Olympic singles title, she was
unable to find a way past a determined opponent.
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