In one of the biggest upsets of the year, American Serena Willliams made a shocking exit after losing to Elina Svitolina of Ukraine in the Round 16.
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The top seed made uncharacteristic errors in her 6-4 6-3 defeat and later opted to skip the post- match news conference. “The better player won. It was a great opportunity that didn’t work out the way I wanted it to. At least I was able to make Rio, which was one of my goals. It was awesome, but it’s over now”, read the Team USA spokesperson.With the Men’s top seed Novak Djokovic bundled out of Olympics already, it was another shocking result for everyone following the games. The twitter was buzzing too.
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Some quick thoughts on @serenawilliams unhappy trip to #Rio2016 on.si.com/2bdVwFi
SHOCKING upset. #serenawilliams loses olympics2016_rio to #Svitolina @ Olympic Tennis Center instagram.com/p/BI598eXABta/
https://twitter.com/melissaw0731/status/763148313759580160
https://twitter.com/shannen_kay/status/763143436123987969
“Obviously I’m disappointed,” said Serena Williams, in a statement (she did not do press). “The better player won."
After R1 doubles loss, #1 Serena Williams🇺🇸 crashes out in the third round of singles, 6-4, 6-3 to Elina Svitolina🇺🇦. #Rio2016
Credit .@serenawilliams. Many would have pulled out b4 #RioOlympics2016. #Serena's fighting spirit & patriotism wouldn't let her quit. 🇺🇸👍🏻
Injured during play. Gracious in defeat. It's sports and it's sad. But so it goes... #Serena
Not here for any complaints and/or shenanigans on my timeline. An injured athlete is an injured athlete. Even #Serena. She's not a machine.
I think #Serena plays with her opponents like cat & mouse to create a @shondarhimes style of drama. lol #TeamUSA
