Serena Out Of Rio In Another Shocker

Serena Williams’ shocking 6-4, 6-3 loss to Elina Svitolina ends a disastrous Olympics for the Williams sisters.  It was always going to be interesting to see how Serena recovered from the shocking loss in doubles and she was clearly not entirely herself, apparently due to a shoulder injury. She also had the misfortune of the slow court in Rio and a roadrunner in Svitolina.  That combination meant there were balls that came back to Serena here that would have been clean winners elsewhere. And, just like Venus in her loss, Serena had way too many balls she could attack that ended in errors, some of them shocking. But give credit to Svitolina who didn’t seem to get tight and kept attacking until she closed it out. The number three seed, Garbine Muguruza, was also upset earlier in the day although that is not too much of a surprise as she really has been playing pretty terribly since winning the French Open. With Novak Djokovic eliminated on the men’s side, the medals in both singles competitions are truly up for grabs.