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Venus, Serena win Olympic doubles gold (AP)
Venus and Serena Williams kept up a family tradition Sunday, playing together in the Olympic doubles tournament and walking away with the gold medal. Slugging winners from the baseline and slamming shots at the net, the American sisters overpowered Anabel Medina Garrigues and Virginia Ruano Pascual of Spain 6-2, 6-0.

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Nadal, Ivanovic draw top seeds at U.S. Open
Rafael Nadal was seeded No. 1 for the U.S. Open on Tuesday, making it the first time since January 2004 that a man other than Roger Federer holds that top spot at a Grand Slam tournament. Ana Ivanovic is the No. 1 seed on the women’s side. The tournament begins Aug. 25, and the draw will be announced Thursday. The U.S. Open followed Monday’s rankings for its seedings, and Nadal replaced Federer at No. 1 for the first time this week.

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Williams sisters win gold in Olympic doubles
Venus and Serena Williams teamed up to win the Olympic doubles final Sunday, beating Spanish duo Anabel Medina Garrigues and Virginia Ruano Pascual 6-2, 6-0. The American sisters, seeded second, shrieked when Ruano Pascual sent the championship point long. Then they jumped for joy and hugged each other. The win improved the sisters’ Olympic record to 10-0 and gave them their second gold medal. They won the doubles event at the Sydney Games but didn’t play Athens because Serena was hurt.

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Nadal wins gold medal in Olympic tennis (AP)
As Rafael Nadal stood in front of the medal podium, his nation’s flag draped across his back like a cape, he looked a little like a Spanish Superman. In tennis, he is. Already assured of the No. 1 ranking, Nadal was No. 1 at the Olympics. He won a gold medal Sunday, overcoming two set points in the second set and holding every service game to beat Fernando Gonzalez of Chile 6-3, 7-6 (2), 6-3.

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Nadal wins gold medal in Olympic tennis (AP)
As Rafael Nadal stood in front of the medal podium, his nation’s flag draped across his back like a cape, he looked a little like a Spanish Superman. In tennis, he is. Already assured of the No. 1 ranking, Nadal was No. 1 at the Olympics. He won a gold medal Sunday, overcoming two set points in the second set and holding every service game to beat Fernando Gonzalez of Chile 6-3, 7-6 (2), 6-3.

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Venus, Serena win Olympic doubles gold (AP)
Venus and Serena Williams kept up a family tradition Sunday, playing together in the Olympic doubles tournament and walking away with the gold medal. Slugging winners from the baseline and slamming shots at the net, the American sisters overpowered Anabel Medina Garrigues and Virginia Ruano Pascual of Spain 6-2, 6-0.

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UPDATE 1-Del Potro crushes Haas to reach Washington fina
WASHINGTON, Aug 16 (Reuters) - Juan Martin Del Potro destroyed German Tommy Haas 6-2 6-1 on Saturday to reach the final of the ATP event in Washington and extend his winning streak to 18 matches.

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Cincinnati photos
Pictures as Andy Murray beats Novak Djokovic in the Masters Series final

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Safina powers to Montreal victory
Dinara Safina beats Dominika Cibulkova to take her second title in seven days at the Rogers Cup.

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Nadal clinches medal by beating Djokovic (AP)
Rafael Nadal has clinched at least a silver medal by beating Novak Djokovic 6-4, 1-6, 6-4 in the Olympic semifinals. Nadal’s opponent in the final Sunday will be Fernando Gonzalez of Chile, who beat James Blake of the United States earlier Friday. Djokovic can still win a bronze. The medal will be the first for Nadal, who came to Beijing assured of earning the No.

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