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RIO DE JANEIRO -- Charlotte Dujardin and Valegro clinched a second successive gold dressage medal on Monday, setting an Olympic record in the process.In their last Olympics together before Valegro retires, the British rider posted a score of 93.857 percent, beating the record she set in London four years ago.The 31-year-old Dujardin joined cyclist Laura Trott as Britains most decorated female Olympian, having also won silver in the team event on Friday.Dujardin, who was the only rider to surpass the 90 mark, broke down in tears after a brilliant peformance to the sound of samba music.It felt like hed done his very best. Really emotional, she sobbed. Just because as well hes going to be retired, I havent said when but its on the cards to retire. Go home and make a plan. I know Ive done my best and hes done his.Dujardin finished ahead of Isabell Werth and Kristina Broring-Sprehe, who were both part of the Germany team that won Friday.It was a fourth silver medal for Werth and a 10th overall, making the 47-year-old the most decorated Olympic equestrian rider.Im really happy about it, Werth said. When I went in I knew Charlotte had 93 or 94 percent so I knew we would not have the next world wonder but I tried, it was really fun today and I enjoyed my ride. Its been fantastic for us the German team, with the gold, silver and bronze.Werth had a score of 89.071 on Weihegold OLD, with Broring-Sprehe posting 87.142 on Desperados.Dujardin visited Rio de Janeiros famous Christ the Redeemer statue the previous day and joked I got on my hands and knees and prayed ... and maybe that helped.The British rider admitted she had felt the pressure and expectation to deliver and felt unusually nervous going into the arena.Going to London I didnt have any expectations for the individual, Dujardin said. I just went out there, did my thing and it happened. Coming here, I had to defend that title, I had expectations, I had the pressure and I did feel it a liitle bit, for the first time ever.As soon as I got in the arena, I trotted around the outside and Valegro gave me the most incredible feeling, put a smile on my face and I just knew then it was all going to be okay and it was. 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That starts with world No. 1s Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams.?Theyre the favorites to win gold, but certainly not guaranteed the ultimate hardware just yet.?Here are our top 10 storylines to follow before action kicks off on the hard courts of Brazil:?1. Will Novak Djokovic complete his career Golden Slam?For years, he toiled in Roger Federer and Rafael Nadals shadows, whether at the Olympics or at any other event. And now this five-ring circus, with its tennis tournament to be played on his favored hard courts, offers Djokovic the opportunity to eclipse both his rivals with a gold. Just a couple of months after completing his career Grand Slam at the French Open (and a month after losing in the third round at Wimbledon), Djokovic could turn his collection golden by winning the Olympic title.Victory in Brazil would give him the most complete portfolio of prizes in this era, as he would then have captured all four majors, the Olympic singles title, the Davis Cup and the year-end championships. The Serb has a tricky first-round match, though, against 2009 US Open winner Juan Martin del Potro.2. How will Rafael Nadal fare?For a while, we werent sure what the Spaniards involvement in Rio would be. Would he just carry his countrys flag into the opening ceremony? Maybe hed play the two doubles events, or would he go for it all and add singles to his list of endeavors? Nadal chose the most arduous path, announcing he would insert himself into all three draws. He will take the court for the first time since withdrawing from the third round of Roland Garros because of a wrist injury that caused him to miss Wimbledon as well. However, Nadal said that he wont be at his best level at the Games. We shall see.3. Will Serena Williams and/or Andy Murray become the first player(s) to retain gold?No one could ever accuse Williams or Murray of being blasé about Olympic tennis. Just recall Williams dancing on the Wimbledon grass in 2012 after demolishing Maria Sharapova in the gold-medal match. As for Murray, winning the Olympic transformed himself as a player. No one has ever repeated as Olympic champion, but both reigning Wimbledon champs could each accomplish this feat.4. How will the Williams sisters and Murray brothers fare? With defending mens doubles champions Bob and Mike Bryan missing the Games, it falls to the Williamses and the Murrays to show what siblings can accomplish together. Of the two pairings, its the Williams sisters who are most likely to end up standing on a podium. Serena and Venus will be defending the title they won in London in 2012, and theyre coming off a Wimbledon title. Murray, meanwhile, has had some success recently with his brother, Jamie, with last years run to the Davis Cup title. However, their past record at the Olympics is less than spectacular, with early defeats in both Beijing and London.5. Whats in store for Leander Paes, whhos playing his seventh Olympics?Paes has competed in every Summer Games since Barcelona in 1992.dddddddddddd His seventh appearance is a record by a tennis player. But even after all those appearances, Paes is still chasing his first doubles medal. Will the 43-year-old doubles specialist -- who won a singles bronze medal in Atlanta 20 years ago -- have some success alongside Rohan Bopanna?6. Will Martina Hingis win her first Olympic medal?Hingis has been unlucky with both her doubles partners this year, Roger Federer, who pulled out with a knee injury, in mixed, and Belinda Bencic, both withdrawing from the Games. Hingis could potentially have won a gold medal in both competitions. Although she wont now be competing in the mixed-doubles competition, the Swiss has teamed up with No. 15-ranked Timea Bacsinszky?in womens doubles.7. Can Juan Martin del Potro create an epic upset?The Argentine stunned Stan Wawrinka in the second round of Wimbledon, which should give him confidence heading into the Games. However, del Potro did not receive much luck from the draw gods when they unveiled world No. 1 Djokovic as his opening-round opponent in Rio. Djokovic is 11-3 lifetime against del Potro, but the last time they met on Olympic grounds (2012 London), the Argentine beat him in the bronze medal match.8. Will Garbine Muguruza re-launch her season in Rio?Since scoring her first major at the French Open -- where she beat Serena in the final -- the Spaniard has been quiet. She lost in the opening round of a pre-Wimbledon tournament in Mallorca and then won just one match at the All England Club. Muguruza then withdrew from Montreal last week just minutes before her first match after feeling weird and complaining of illness. A singles medal would reboot her season, though Muguruza could also win medals in womens doubles and mixed (with partner Nadal).9. Can Angelique Kerber channel her inner Steffi Graf? Kerbers victory at the Australian Open made her the first German woman to win a Grand Slam singles title since Graf. And now, Kerber, the runner-up to Serena at Wimbledon, can match Graf by becoming the second German Olympic tennis champion. One thing is certain: There wont be as much pressure on Kerber in Rio as there was on Graf when she arrived in Seoul in 1988. Having already won all four majors that season, Graf had the chance to accomplish the Golden Slam in one year ... and she did just that.10. Will an underdog surprise us?Four of the top 10 mens singles players, and two of the top 10 women, wont be in Rio, which certainly opens the door for many. And when you look at some of the gold medal winners since tennis was reinstated as an Olympic sport -- Nicolas Massu, Marc Rosset, Elena Dementieva -- theres no reason to think a less-established player wont come through. Although Serena and Djokovic might have something to say about that. ' ' '