LONDON (Reuters) - Russia saved a match point to hand defending Olympic champions the United States their first defeat of the tournament when they stormed from two sets down to win in emphatic style on Saturday.
Russia, bronze medallists at Beijing 2008, clung on at the end of the third set before knocking the stuffing out of the Americans in the final two for a 27-29, 19-25, 26-24, 25-16, 15-8 victory.
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