COLUMBIA — The sun beats down on the emerald turf and off of the players' white polo shirts. In the stands, it is a searing 90 degrees but, on the court, Belinda Masters feels like it is 110. Sweat droplets plummet beneath the navy visor on her brow. Masters' tennis racket briefly slips in her hand from perspiration and she turns to her partner. "Let's get this over with and win to get off the court," she said.
Women's tennis pair goes for gold at Games
Saturday, July 26, 2008 | 7:50 p.m. CDT;
updated 8:14 p.m. CDT, Saturday, July 26, 2008
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