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- Updated: August 8, 2016
Rio de Janeiro, August 7, 2016 – Switzerland’s Nadine Zumkehr and Joana Heidrich began their Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games campaign by beating Germany’s Karla Borger and Britta Buthe 2-0 (21-12, 21-16) at the Copacabana Beach Arena on Sunday.
Here’s what they said after the match….
Nadine Zumkehr, Switzerland
“It feels great, it is an incredible arena and I had a lot of fun out there. We knew that the first game is hard, it is not easy to start well in this tournament. We tried not to expect the best game ever and I think that helped us play pretty good.
“Everyone is nervous and everyone wants to show their best and that puts you under a bit of pressure and we …
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