Venus, meanwhile, now has two first-round exits at the Rio Olympics, because she was beaten in singles on Saturday night. Neither Safarova nor Strycova, meanwhile, had won an Olympic doubles match, going a combined 0-3 with other partners. The Williams sisters entered Sunday's match with a 15-0 career record in the Olympics, winning the gold medal in women's doubles every time they entered the event: 2000, 2008 and 2012. She won her first-round match in singles earlier Sunday. Strycova and Safarova only had played one match as a team before Sunday night — and they lost that in a Fed Cup match last year.

Source: Los Angeles Times August 07, 2016 23:35 UTC