The world’s women tennis number one Serena Williams was disappointed by her defeat to Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina (6-4, 6-3) and regretted the missed opportunity at the Rio 2016 Olympics.

“It was a great opportunity. It didn’t work out the way I wanted it to be, but at least I was able to make it to Rio. That was one of my goals,” the reigning Olympic gold medalist said.

Serena, nevertheless, enjoyed the experience. “It was awesome and fun, but it’s over now,” said the 35-year-old tennis superstar.

About the match, the world number one said “Obviously I am very disappointed. The better player won today but I can’t wait for next time. That will be a really good match and I look forward to it,” Williams said.

The loss means Williams is out of the Olympics after on Sunday suffering another surprise defeat in the doubles with her older sister Venus Williams. EFE

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Aug 9 (EFE)

As reported by The Costa Rica Star a couple of days ago, Serena Williams was the absolute favorite to win the gold at Rio 2016.

When Williams defeated Daria Gavrilova of Australia, offshore sportsbooks in Costa Rica believed that the champ was just getting warmed up at the Olympics.

In the world of sports betting, women’s tennis is far more popular than men’s tennis at the Olympics. According to IDSca.com, the leading provider of pay-per-head services in Costa Rica, Williams held the most favorable gold medal odds.

Now that Williams is no longer in the running for a gold medal, handicappers rushed to adjust the odds, which now favor Angelique Kerber of Germany at 3.08, followed by Petra Kvitova of the Czech Repubvlic at 3.83 and Madison Keys of the U.S. at 3.94.