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Rio Olympics: Sock, Sands defeat Venus Williams, win mixed doubles gold
USA's Jack Sock and USA's Bethanie Mattek-Sands celebrate after beating USA's Venus Williams and USA's Rajeev Ram in their mixed doubles gold medal tennis match at the Olympic Tennis Centre of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on August 14, 2016. Credit: AFP/Getty Images / LUIS ACOSTA
By The Associated Press Updated August 14, 2016 6:06 PM
Americans Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Jack Sock have won the Olympic tennis title in mixed doubles, denying Venus Williams a record fifth gold medal.
Mattek-Sands and Sock beat Williams and Rajeev Ram 6-7 (3), 6-1, 10-7 tiebreak in an all-U.S. final Sunday.
It's the second medal of the Rio Games for Sock, who won bronze in men's doubles with Steve Johnson.
With the silver, Williams still tied the mark for most career tennis medals.
Mattek-Sands and Sock trailed 6-3 in the deciding super tiebreak then won six straight points.
Mattek-Sands thought they had won on their first match point, throwing her racket in celebration, but Sock's return landed just long.
They closed it out on the next point.
Lucie Hradecka and Radek Stepanek of Czech Republic clinched bronze earlier Sunday.
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