Team Williams defeated Benesova and Vaidisova, 4-6, 7-5, 6-1 to advance the round of 16 at the Beijing Olympic Games. The sisters preceded their doubles win with a pair of resounding singles victories: Venus beat Benesova, 6-1, 6-4, and Serena slammed Samantha Stosur of Australia, 6-2, 6-0, in 44 minutes. Serena surrendered only three points on her first serve and delivered eight aces in the singles victory. The Williamses are trying to add to the family Olympic medal collection. They won the gold in doubles at Sydney in 2000, and Venus won the singles that year.
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