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Serena Williams, May and Walsh all crush in London

serena-williams-london.jpgSerena Williams absolutely dominated Russian Maria Sharapova to win the gold medal in women's tennis this weekend. How about 6-0, 6-1 — impressive enough for you? And in Sunday's beach volleyball match, Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh literally reduced one of their Italian opponents to tears with a smothering attack. It's a straight sets win for the defending champions — they move on to the semi-finals.

NBC screen grab of Serena Williams


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