Williams sisters arrive in Rio to defend Olympic doubles crown
Reuters
The most dominant siblings in tennis history have arrived in Rio de Janeiro.
Serena and Venus Williams, the defending two-time women's doubles gold medalists, touched down in Brazil late Tuesday night as the pair get set to compete in their fourth and fifth Olympics, respectively.
On the way to With @serenawilliams Surreal! pic.twitter.com/SdlTnJmrhJ
— Venus Williams (@Venuseswilliams) August 2, 2016
First looks at rio pic.twitter.com/9SWra9zmim
— Venus Williams (@Venuseswilliams) August 3, 2016
Overall, the pair has won doubles gold three times (2000, '08, '12), and each sister has won singles gold, with Serena capturing the top prize in 2012 while Venus won the 2000 tournament.
Former Olympian Sharrieffa Barksdale traveled alongside the sisters and snapped a photo shortly after their evening arrival Tuesday:
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