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WATCH LIVE: Serena Williams, Rafael Nadal return to the court

Tennis - Olympics: Day 2

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 07: Serena Williams of the United States plays a backhand against Daria Gavrilova of Australia in their first round match on Day 2 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Tennis Centre on August 7, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

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The tennis tournaments at the Rio Olympics continue Tuesday, with the men’s and women’s singles and men’s and women’s doubles all having matches on the schedule. The most notable name: Serena Williams, who faces Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina in a third round women’s singles match. Williams is one of two American women still alive in the singles competition, with Madison Keys being the other. Keys’ match against Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain begins the action, with the first serve scheduled for 9:45 a.m. Eastern.

WATCH LIVE: Madison Keys vs. Carla Suarez Navarro -- 9:45 a.m. Eastern

WATCH LIVE: Serena Williams vs. Elina Svitolina -- 5:45 p.m. Eastern

In men’s singles Rafael Nadal is still in the running for a medal, as he takes on Italy’s Andreas Seppi in a second round matchup. The United States still has a player in the field, with Steve Johnson meeting Portugal’s Gastao Elias in the second round. Tuesday will be a busy day for Johnson, who also has a doubles match with partner Jack Sock against Spain’s David Ferrer and Roberto Bautista Agut.

WATCH LIVE: Rafael Nadal vs. Andreas Seppi -- 2 p.m. Eastern

WATCH LIVE: Tennis, Day Four -- 9:45 a.m. Eastern

There will be matches throughout the day on NBCOlympics.com and on the NBC Sports app.