The unseeded doubles team of Venus Williams and Serena WIlliams took to Court 2 Monday to begin their Beijing gold medal defense, beating Romanians Sorana Cirstea and Simona Halep in front of a spirited crowd.
The sisters were pulling double--and doubles--duty on Monday after they both had one singles matches earlier in the day. But they didn't tire against the gamely Romanians, who made the Wimbledon champs work for their 6-3, 6-2 victory.
Earlier, Venus had been on the same court for a sound 6-3, 6-1 victory over French Open finalist Sara Errani. It was on Court 2 that Venus was bundled out of Wimbledon a month ago, her first-ever loss int he first round at The Championships.
But the 2000 Sydney Olympics singles gold medalist brushed that aside and she and Serena both played well from the baseline and the net. Serena won on Court 1, beating a fellow little sister--Urszula Radwanska, Agnieszka's sibling--6-2, 6-3.
Cirstea and Halep gave the Williams sisters a solid practice on the court, however. They move ahead and play German duo Angelique Kerber and Sabine Lisicki in round two, both of whom are still alive in the singles.
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