Serena & Venus Williams celebrate on the podium after receiving their gold medal for winning the London 2012 Olympic Games women's doubles tennis tournament on Saturday, August 5, 2012. They defeated Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka of Czechoslovakia 6-4, 6-4 under a closed roof on a rainy afternoon at the All England Club. Serena became
World No. 18, Andrea Petkovic of Germany, has been forced to withdraw from the London Olympics due to an ankle injury suffered at the Stuttgart Grand Prix in April against current World No. 1 Victoria Azarenka of Belarus. "Really sorry to announce that I will not be competing at the Olympic Games," she said on
Justine Henin and Kim Clijsters are exploring the possibility of playing doubles together at the 2012 London Olympics. The two comeback kids from Belgium said at a press conference on Thursday that they are open to the idea but need to overcome scheduling difficulties. Both reached the No. 1 ranking before retiring and making comebacks.
