USA Today · Aug 13, 2016
The Latest: Venus Williams a win away from 5th Olympic medal
(Photo: The Associated Press)RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Latest on the Olympics being held in Rio de Janeiro (all times local):
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Venus Williams is one victory away from her record-tying fifth Olympic tennis medal — and she got there by beating the woman who halted her sister's bid for a calendar-year Grand Slam.
The 36-year-old American and Rajeev Ram reached the Rio Games mixed doubles semifinals with a 6-3, 7-5 victory Friday against Roberta Vinci and Fabio Fognini of Italy.
It was Vinci who pulled off one of the biggest upsets in tennis history by defeating Serena Williams in the 2015 U.S. Open semifinals.
Venus Williams owns one singles gold and three doubles golds.