(After getting a first-round bye this year in Monte Carlo, Djokovic was also upset by Jiri Vesely in his opening match.) “They are slow,” Serena Williams said of the courts. Only Serena Williams, the No. Strycova was not even originally scheduled to play doubles with Safarova in Rio but they joined forces after Karolina Pliskova withdrew from the Games. The top seeds in both men’s doubles and women’s doubles were also beaten in the first round on Sunday.

Source: New York Times August 08, 2016 02:19 UTC