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Olympics: Venus crushes Wozniak to keep gold bid on track

Reported by Straits Times on Tuesday, 31 July 2012 (on July 31, 2012)
Straits Times
July 31, 2012 8:58 PM

LONDON (AFP) - Venus Williams underlined her desire for a fourth Olympic gold medal as the American raced into the third round with a 6-1, 6-3 victory over Canada's Aleksandra Wozniak at Wimbledon on Tuesday.


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