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I don't know if this has been posted elsewhere. But anyway..
Found this article earlier:
rest of the article is here
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cpress/20080..._ten_us_team_3
Sisters Venus and Serena Williams named to U.S. Olympic tennis team
Steven Wine, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Thu Jun 26, 2:53 PM ET
LONDON - Former gold medallists Venus and Serena Williams are expected to play both singles and doubles for the Olympic team announced Wednesday by the U.S. Tennis Association.
The nine-member team also includes Lindsay Davenport, who won a gold medal in singles at the 1996 Games. She'll play singles and has been nominated for doubles with Liezel Huber, ranked No. 1 in the world in doubles.
First-time Olympians James Blake, Sam Querrey and Robby Ginepri were named to the men's team in singles. Bob and Mike Bryan, the No. 1 doubles team, and Blake and Querrey have been nominated as the U.S. men's doubles teams.
The International Tennis Federation is still filling roster spots, and the USTA anticipates another place will be available on the women's team. It's expected to go to Jill Craybas, who would be a first-time Olympian at age 34.
Zina Garrison will coach the women's team.
"With three former gold medallists on our team and the No. 1 doubles player in the world, we are certainly capable of earning medals at this Olympics," Garrison said.
Rodney Harmon will coach the men's team for the first time
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