Serena Williams overpowers Sharapova to win gold

The Associated Press

United States' Serena Williams gets ready to serve to Russia's Maria Sharapova in the women's tennis final on Saturday. (Elise Amendola/Associated Press)

As Serena Williams stood atop the medal podium, her career Golden Slam complete thanks to an Olympic rout, the gusty wind on Centre Court blew the U.S. flag off its pole midway through the national anthem.
Old Glory came to rest in front of the Royal Box.
"It was probably flying to come hug me because the flag was so happy," Williams said.
Williams wore a smile herself after she became only the second woman to achieve a Golden Slam, winning the most lopsided women's final in Olympic history Saturday by beating Maria Sharapova 6-0, 6-1 Photograph by Annie Leibovitz. Published in Vogue, July 2003.Serena Willaims - bio