While the win brought the second gold to USA, it also brought second gold to Serena Williams, who beat Maria Sharapova in the ladies' single event of Olympic Tennis on Saturday to win her first gold in the Olympics. Serena now joins Steffi Graf as the only women to complete the Golden Slam — winning the Olympics and the four majors. Serena became tennis’ first double gold medalist at an Olympics since Venus won singles and doubles at the 2000 Sydney Games.
Third-seeded Maria Kirilenko and Nadia Petrova of Russia took the bronze by beating the top-seeded U.S. pair of Liezel Huber and Lisa Raymond, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1.
On the other hand, Britian's Andy Murray, who ousted Roger Federer in the men's single event of Olympics tennis Sunday and won gold for Britain, failed to win a second gold in the mixed double event and settled for a silver.
The match scheduled minutes after the final, brought a jubilant but rather tired Murray after having played three tiresome sets in the singles' event, wich prevented him from giving his best to his mixed doubles partner Laura Robson. The duo thus lost to Victoria Azarenka and Max Mirnyi despite winning the first set 6-2.
