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All the Olympic highlights from Russian Federation, set to the national anthem.

Rio 2016 | Olympic Games

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National anthem: The best of Russian Federation in Rio

Makarova/Vesnina (RUS) 6/4 6/4 Bacsinszky/Hingis (SUI)

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Makarova/Vesnina v Bacsinszky/Hingis,Women's Tennis Gold | Rio 2016 Replays

Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina win gold for Russia in the women's doubles at the Olympic Games Rio 2016.

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Russia's Makarova and Vesnina win doubles gold

United States of America

Simone

Simone Biles - Olympics.com

Sweden

Armand

Armand Duplantis - Olympics.com

Mikaela

Mikaela SHIFFRIN

Ilia

Ilia Malinin - Olympics.com

Elena VESNINA

Elena

Even before the action was underway at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, tennis took centre stage when four-time major champion Naomi Osaka was selected to light the cauldron at the Opening Ceremony.
What unfolded at Ariake Tennis Park over the next eight days was a memorable and dramatic tennis event,

Tokyo 2020 | Olympic Games

TOKYO, JAPAN - JULY 31: Belinda Bencic of Team Switzerland poses with her gold medal from the podium during the medal ceremony after defeating Marketa Vondrousova of Team Czech Republic in the Women's Singles Gold Medal match on day eight of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Ariake Tennis Park on July 31, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

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What we learned: Tennis highlights from the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

The ROC pair of Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Andrey Rublev beat compatriots Elena Vesnina and Aslan Karatsev for the gold medal in the mixed doubles at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.
Pavlyuchenkova and Rublev won the first set 6-3, but lost the second set 6(5)-7 before winning the third 13-11 on

TOKYO, JAPAN - AUGUST 01:  Andrey Rublev of Team ROC and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Team ROC play Aslan Karatsev of Team ROC and Elena Vesnina of Team ROC during their Mixed Doubles Gold Medal match on day nine of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Ariake Tennis Park on August 01, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images)

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Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Andrey Rublev win gold in thrilling all-ROC mixed doubles final

Brazil's Luisa Stefani and Laura Pigossi lapped up their historic Olympic medal after winning a tough and an edge of your seat women's double bronze medal 4-6, 6-4, 11-9 over ROC's Elena Vesnina and Veronika Kudermetova.
The duo's journey to Olympic bronze is an astonishing story in itself after they

Luisa Stefani of Team Brazil and Laura Pigossi of Team Brazil celebrate victory after their Women's Doubles Bronze Medal match against Veronika Kudermetova of Team ROC and Elena Vesnina of Team ROC on day eight of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Ariake Tennis Park on July 31, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Naomi Baker/Getty Images)

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