U.S. Olympic tennis team

Tennis doesn’t usually get the big headlines at the Olympics, but this year will be different thanks to the Games’ venue: the hallowed greens of Wimbledon. The U.S. will have 12 players representing them in singles, doubles and mixed doubles, with a total of 15 medals up for grabs. –By Pauline Vu and Paul Rosales

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Serena Williams
Williams, 30, is making her third appearance at the Olympics. She has won 14 Grand Slam singles titles, including five at Wimbledon. Williams went two years without a Grand Slam title as she battled various injuries, but she enters the Olympics on a roll as the 2012 Wimbledon singles champion. (Photo by Paul Gilham/Getty Images)
Serena Williams
Williams, 30, is making her third appearance at the Olympics. She has won 14 Grand Slam singles titles, including five at Wimbledon. Williams went two years without a Grand Slam title as she battled various injuries, but she enters the Olympics on a roll as the 2012 Wimbledon singles champion. (Photo by Paul Gilham/Getty Images)

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