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August 4: Serena Williams Won Her First Individual Olympic Gold Medal Today in 2012

Serena Williams stormed her way to an Olympic gold medal on August 2, 2012. She dominated the final against Maria Sharapova of Russia. It was the first individual gold medal for Williams, who has twice won in Olympic doubles. Williams won the first set, 6-0, in only 30 minutes. She hit only a handful of […]

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