If Bencic can win the doubles gold, she would be only the fourth woman to win both singles and doubles at the same Games, a feat last accomplished by Serena Williams in 2012 in London. Bencic said she would play as hard as she could yet was also happy that she was guaranteed at least a silver in doubles. “I’m super excited for it and I will give all the energy that I have left in me,” she said. Bencic had hoped to also play mixed doubles in tandem with Roger Federer, but he chose not to play in Tokyo while dealing with an injured knee. Bencic said that Federer, who has 20 Grand Slam singles titles, wrote to her on Saturday.

Source: New York Times July 31, 2021 12:22 UTC