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High Winds Batter Rio Games, Forcing Delays in Rowing, Kayaking and Tennis

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Defending champion Serena Williams battled high winds Sunday to reach the Olympic tennis second round, defeating Australia's Daria Gavrilova 6-4, 6-2, while organizers were roundly criticized for allowing play in conditions described as "ugly." Winds up to 25 kilometers an hour forced a 90 minute postponement of Sunday's matches, as winds pounded the Barra complex in Rio de Janeiro. Top ranked Brazilian Thomaz Belluci, who opened at center court, said the...

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