Serena Williams defeats Maria Sharapova for the Gold
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American tennis star Serena Williams captures her first gold medal in singles after defeating Russian Maria Sharapova 6-0 6-1.. From the start of the match, her guns were blazing, hitting 3 aces in the opening games and not ever letting Sharapova get a game until 10 games later. It was a comprehensive beatdown of epic proportions, finishing where she left off at Wimbledon and Bank of the West Classic. She lost a total of 17 games throughout the whole tournament. Williams now becomes the second woman to complete the career golden slam (winning all 4 majors at least once and a gold medal) after Steffi Graf. In the semifinals, she scored a 5th consecutive win over a world number 1 by defeating Victoria Azarenka 6-0 6-3 and has now beat 4 former and current number 1s to the gold, Jelena Jankovic in round one, Caroline Wozniacki in the Quarters, Victoria Azarenka in the semis, and now Maria Sharapova in the finals. Williams improved to a 9-2 record against Sharapova, including the last 8 in a row. She joins sister Venus as the players decorated with the most gold, 3 medals each (1 in singles for each, and 2 in doubles together).
