Braided Serena eyes Olympics history

Serena Williams is seeking to be the first tennis player to win back-to-back Olympics singles gold. On Sunday, she beat Australia's Daria Gavrilova 6-4, 6-2 in the first round. (Roberto Schmidt/AFP)

Published on: Aug 8, 2016 3:30 AM IST

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Serena Williams is seeking to be the first tennis player to win back-to-back Olympics singles gold. On Sunday, she beat Australia's Daria Gavrilova 6-4, 6-2 in the first round. (Roberto Schmidt/AFP)

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Serena has four Olympics gold against her name, three of them coming in the women’s doubles with her elder sister Venus Williams. Venus lost in the singles first round on Saturday, a 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7-5) defeat to Belgium’s Kirsten Flipkens. (Kevin Lamarque/REUTERS)

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After going through a surprising lean patch,Serena Williams won the Wimbledon title this year to take her Grand Slam singles total to 22, tied at top with former No 1 German Steffi Graf. (cHARLES kRUPA/AP)

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Unlike most tennis players, the Williams sisters have had shown great enthusiasm towards the Olympics. Venus even remarked those demanding ranking points for Olympics need to get their ‘life in perspective’. (Kevin Lamarque/REUTERS)