No. 6: Takeaways from the Olympic Games

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No. 6: Takeaways from the Olympic Games

Venus Williams and Rajeev Ram had one epic ride together.

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See No. 7 in the count down of the winners and losers, and the best, worst or most memorable stories from the 2016 Olympics.

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They had a 6-3 lead in the gold-medal match's final-set super tiebreak, but Venus Williams and Rajeev Ram barely made it to to that grand stage. Witness Ram's reflex-slap volley to save a match point in the pair's first-round affair. Disappointed at the denouement, that pair was glad for the ride.

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