Brooke Sweat and Lauren Fendrick couldn’t achieve the improbable, and that’s amplified their problems in Rio.
Larissa Franco and Talita Antunes showed why they’re the No. 1 seed in the tournament, as the Brazilian duo bashed Team USA’s No. 2 pairing 21-16, 21-13.
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The loss drops Fendrick and Sweat to 0-2, and means they’ll need a win against Russia’s Ekaterina Birlova and Evgenia Ukolova on Thursday just to finish third in their group.
