This year at the 2012 Olympics in London, there will be a certain gold medal up for grabs for the first time since 1924. That’s how long it has been since tennis mixed doubles has been a featured event in the Summer Olympics. When the new medal for tennis players was announced, eyes immediately shot [...]
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