Serena Williams beats Sharapova for Olympic gold

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Serena Williams defeated Maria Sharapova 6-0, 6-1 in the final to win Olympic gold.

05 August,2012 05:20 am

Serena Williams became only the second woman to complete a career Golden Slam, winning the most lopsided womens final in Olympic history Saturday by beating Maria Sharapova 6-0, 6-1.The victory completed a remarkable run of domination by the No. 4-seeded Williams, who lost only 17 games in six matches en route to her first singles gold medal. She went 13-0 this summer at the All England Club, where she won her fifth Wimbledon title a month ago.I was so focused here, she said. I remember I was serving and I was thinking: Serena, this is your best chance to win a gold medal. Youre at Wimbledon, youre on grass, you play great on grass, pull it together, just win this. And thats what I thought about.The career Golden Slam was first achieved by Steffi Graf, who did it when she won at the Olympics in 1988 after sweeping all four major titles. Williams can add the gold medal to her 14 Grand Slam singles championships, the most of any active woman.And shes not done in London. Williams and her sister Venus, pursuing their third gold in doubles, beat Maria Kirilenko and Nadia Petrova of Russia 7-5, 6-4 in the semifinals. Their opponents Sunday will be Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka of the Czech Republic.