The Pavlyuchenkova-Rublev team defeated the Vesnina-Karatsev duo with a score of 6:3, 6:7 (5:7), 13:11, in a game that lasted nearly two hours. The mixed doubles gold has become the 12th for the Russian team, while the overall medal count is now 44. This means that Russia now occupies fifth place in the games, after China, the US, Japan, and Australia.
Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Tennis - Mixed Doubles - Gold medal match - Ariake Tennis Park - Tokyo, Japan - August 1, 2021. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Andrey Rublev of the Russian Olympic Committee with Elena Vesnina and Aslan Karatsev of the Russian Olympic Committee after winning their gold medal match REUTERS/Edgar Su
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