Williams Sisters Both Ousted in Day of Tennis Upsets

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Joshy-79 Joshy-79 posted 8/16/2008 from www.lightthetorch.net [flag]
It was a day of upsets in tennis at the Beijing Olympics on Thursday. First top-seeded Roger Federer of Switzerland was defeated by James Blake of the United States. Then both Venus and Serena Williams of the United States lost their respective matches. [link]

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