IOC leaders dropped wrestling from the Olympic program on …
Serena Williams of the United States is shown during a first round match at Wimbledon, London at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
_20121009110424_60_45.JPG "Penn State voted AP sports story of year again"){kind=small}
Advertisement
Serena Williams wins 1st round at Olympics
First Lady Michelle Obama was in attendance
Updated: Saturday, 28 Jul 2012, 10:44 AM EDT
Published : Saturday, 28 Jul 2012, 10:44 AM EDT
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Serena Williams advanced to the second round at the Olympics on Saturday on the same Wimbledon court where she won her 14th Grand Slam title a few weeks ago.
U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama watched from the front row of Williams' box as the fourth-seeded American beat former No. 1 Jelena Jankovic of Serbia 6-3, 6-1 on Centre Court.
Williams is aiming for her first gold medal in Olympic singles; she has won two gold medals in doubles with big sister Venus.
Comments WLFI.com is migrating to a more stable commenting system called DISQUS. This system is used by CNN, TIME, FOX News, numerous blogging sites and has over 75 Million registered users. Unfortunately we can't migrate our current user accounts to this new system.
To sign up for a DISQUS account, click the DISQUS button just below and to the right and then click Login.
DISQUS lets you login with several different options, including Facebook, Google, Twitter, Yahoo or OpenID. We expect it to allow more conversation and better moderation. If you have any questions, please feel free to comment below.
Advertisement
Email This
Print This
View Story on a Single Page
Advertisement
Advertisement