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PLAYERS:
Victoria Azarenka,
Max Mirnyi,
Andy Murray,
Laura Robson,
Lisa Raymond,
Sabine Lisicki,
Christopher Kas,
Roger Federer
Victoria Azarenka and Max Mirnyi of Belarus will play Andy Murray and Laura Robson of Britain for Olympic gold in the final of the mixed doubles on Sunday.
Top seeds Azarenka and Mirnyi defeated third-seeded Lisa Raymond and Mike Bryan 3-6, 6-4, 10-7, in the semifinals at Wimbledon on Saturday.
In the other semifinal, Murray and Robson beat Sabine Lisicki and Christopher Kas of Germany 6-1, 6-7 (7), 10-7.
Murray will also play Roger Federer in the singles final on Sunday.
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Grass/Outdoors
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