Williams sister advance in doubles

After making it into the third round of the Olympic tennis tounament in singles, Venus and Serena Williams won their first round doubles match in three sets over a team from the Czech Republic.
The Williams sisters,who won gold medals in doubles in the 2000 Sydney Olympics, defeated Iveta Benesova and Nicole Vaidisova, 4-6, 7-5, 6-1.
The second-seeded Williams sisters trailed 4-6, 1-3 before winning 12 of the next 15 games.