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4 August, 2012 at 2:19 am

2012 Olympics Tennis Updates: Serena Williams Battles Sharapova For First Gold Medal

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maria sharapova battles serena williams for 2012 london olympics gold

The 2012 London Olympic Games has gotten interesting in the tennis battle for the men and women’s singles gold medal. Andy Murray shut down Novak Djokovic and will face Roger Federer and Maria Sharapova will do battle with Serena Williamsfor their first ever gold medal.

maria sharapova faces serena williams for 2012 olympic gold
The battle between Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova at the 2012 London Olympic Games is sure to be another big one to watch as both champions have won all four Grand Slam titles during the course of their careers, but neither have won the Olympic gold in singles. So this will be more than just a match to win, this is to be the first of the two to reach the gold first. Winning always helps, of course, but knowing you got their first always helps. They will also become only the second woman after Steffi Graf to win all four grand slams and the Olympic title in their career. So it could be another history maker for the US players after Michael Phelps broke the big one after earning 21 medals, the most ever one now.

“Whether I win or lose, that’s not the big deal,” said Williams, who defeated world No. 1 Victoria Azarenka of Belarus 6-1, 6-2 on Friday. “The big deal for me, USA is guaranteed another medal. I’m guaranteed to just go out there tomorrow and have fun. That’s all I can do. I’m just enjoying myself,” Williams continued. “It’s just a great vibe to have the USA fans and all the other countries’ fans that come out and root really, really hard. It’s an unbelievable experience.”

Sharapova has won each major title once and completed a career Grand Slam by winning the French Open in June. “Baby steps, I guess,” Sharapova said. “It’s been amazing to achieve what I have achieved. Obviously growing up you have big dreams and hopes of winning your certain favorite tournaments. I’ve been fortunate to win all the Grand Slams, and obviously this is my first Olympics, so I’m just thrilled to be in the final.”

Roger Federer, who has won 17 majors, also has a chance at a career Golden Slam when he plays for the gold against Andy Murray on Sunday. He beat Juan Martin del Potro in the longest best-of-three set match of the Open era, at 4 hours, 26 minutes, while Murray ousted Novak Djokovic.

“Roger, me and Maria. The odds are good,” Serena Williams said about the opportunities to get a career Golden Slam. Andre Agassi and Rafael Nadal, who withdrew from the London Olympics because of a knee injury, won all four Grand Slam titles as well as Olympic gold in different years.

These are two matches that make me very happy to be watching live here at the 2012 London Olympics!
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dandy06100
dandy06100

Wow! You are a true Sharapova fan! You have a point here, but let me explain what I mean. Maria is beautiful, Serena is powerful...they complement each other quite well. I like them both, in fact, they are the only reason people are talking about women's tennis these days. There is no rivalry at all. I don't see the need for arguments, outrageous & vulgar comments coming from both their fans. I hope, Bill, you can read my comment here.

Bill Ng
Bill Ng

I never read replies, just post my comments.

Bill Ng
Bill Ng

PEOPLE, HAVE YOU EVEN SEEN THE 10 MOST SEXY FEMALE PLAYERS POSTED BY THE OLYMPICS? MARIA SHARAPOVA IS THE FIRST ONE MENTIONED, WHERE IS SERENA? I KNOW FOR A FACT, SERENA IS SO JEALOUS OF MARIA, EVEN HER 30 GRAND SLAMS, IS NOT ENOUGH TO CALM HER DOWN. SHE CAN ONLY WHIP MARIA IN TENNIS BUT SADLY IT IS THE ONLY THING SHE HAS AGAINST MARIA. DO YOU, PEOPLE, GET MY POINT HERE. NOW I CAN SEE TONS OF REPLIES COMING TO ME, SORRY, WILL NOT EVEN READ THEM.

Bill Ng
Bill Ng

I think Jayz has just ignored your comment here, so I will be the one to reply to you. You just don't get it, buddy. Serena will have a legacy but it will be tainted by her other outrageous behavior. A player can have 40 grand slams, but if the person is not interesting in looks etc. people won't even talk about her, re Stef Graf. Maria Sharapova will be remembered as the "Most Beautiful, Most Glamorous Female Tennis Player of the Open Era. No one...I repeat, nobody can beat that!!!

640abdalla
640abdalla

You just don't get it. Tennis is the CAREER IDIOT! The things you do off the court is not part of your career. No one will be remembered for how much money you made or how great you looked. Tennis players will always be remembered for how much GRAND SLAMS THEY'VE WON! Get it? And SW will be remembered as THE GOAT! Because she won 14GS, maybe more in the future! MS will be remembered for her 4GS, maybe more in the future! No one will remember Ana Kournikova Great looks but NO GS. That's TENNIS!

640abdalla
640abdalla

SW can play her A-Game when is wants to, and if she does nobody can come close to her. She is definitely THE GOAT, why? She has the biggest Service in the game. She has the best Backhand in the game. She has one of the best Forehands in the game. She is mentally the strongest of all time. She is powerful female ever! So the has various ways to win a match, whetter is by intimidating or out powering her opponent. We have all seen how many times she came back form match point down and win.

640abdalla
640abdalla

This is what happens if you defeat SW in Grand Slam finals. Then she is determent to humiliate her opponent. We have seen what happened to Sam Stosur in Charleston! Or if someone els is ranked 1no in the world and what she does whit them. If SW is motivated then no one can stop her. No one can intimidate SW she is the one who intimidates others(lets be clear on that) The reason why SW humiliate MS every time the play is, she won her 2004 Wimbledon trophy. SW IS THE BEST if she want to!

Monte Spears
Monte Spears

Oh that's true she puts on her A-game for Maria. She knows how great of a competitor Maria is so she needs to be on her game from start to finish. But to say Maria intimidates Serena is...wrong. I mean Serena has an 8-2 advantage over Maria in their Head to Head's so I doubt she's THAT intimidating.

GoHard4Home
GoHard4Home

hell, don't forget Venus either. she once was as dangerous as well. maybe not now

TennisFan713
TennisFan713

Yeah i agree that serena is DEFINITELY NOT intimidated by ANYONE. But I do still strongly believe that Serena puts on her A-Game beginning to end when she plays maria. I mean, sometimes she starts slow or she just seems flat. When Serena plays Maria I see a determination to go out there and completely dominate start to finish, and she does. But that's just what I see.

Monte Spears
Monte Spears

Are you being sarcastic or are you really mentally retarded? I...just can't even comprehend your failed logic.

QuadThreat85
QuadThreat85

....clearly you missed it when everyone else was trashing them too. And dandy started it with me, when all I was trying to do was DEFUSE the original argument. Go back and read all pages of the argument before you start EVEN MORE shit, dumbass.

Valencianista1984
Valencianista1984

i love it how you take conclusios, and thank you: I am able to prove things that are false