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U.S. Olympic tennis team official; 546th-ranked singles player goes to Rio

The U.S. Olympic tennis team of 12 players was made official Friday, and it includes the 546th-ranked men’s singles player.

The team is headlined by Venus and Serena Williams, going to their fifth and fourth Olympics, respectively. They have combined to win two Olympic singles titles and three Olympic doubles titles.

The Williams sisters and the other women’s players — Madison Keys and Sloane Stephens in singles and Bethanie Mattek-Sands and CoCo Vandeweghe in doubles — were confirmed by the USTA on June 30.