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Simone Biles reached the top of the podium yet again, cementing her legacy as the greatest American gymnast and one of the best athletes in the history of the Olympics. Biles helped the United States win the women’s team event to secure her fifth Olympic gold medal and put the U.S. back on top of the sport after a second-place finish three years ago in Tokyo. There were no such triumphs in swimming for the Americans. They couldn’t manage more than silver and bronze medals. In tennis it was Coco Gauff left fuming over a perceived missed officiating decision in a loss.

Top-ranked Iga Swiatek beat Chinese opponent Wang Xiyu 6-2, 6-4 to reach the quarterfinals at the Paris Olympics. Her quarterfinal opponent will be eighth-seeded Danielle Collins after the American eliminated Colombia’s Camila Osorio 6-0, 4-6, 6-3. Second-ranked Coco Gauff was left fuming over a perceived missed officiating decision in a 7-6 (7), 6-2 loss to Donna Vekic of Croatia. Americans Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul both advanced. Fritz rallied past Jack Draper of Britain 6-7 (3), 6-3, 6-2 and Paul beat 18-year-old Czech player Jakub Mensik 6-3, 6-1. In doubles, Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz advanced into the quarterfinals with a 6-4, 6-7 (2), 10-2 match tiebreaker victory over Tallon Griekspoor and Wesley Koolhof of the Netherlands.

Coco Gauff got into an extended argument with the chair umpire over a ruling during the reigning U.S. Open champion’s 7-6 (7), 6-2 loss to Donna Vekic of Croatia in a Paris Olympics third-round singles match. Gauff already was trailing by a lot when the episode happened two games from the end of the match. Gauff hit a serve and Vekic’s return landed near the baseline. A line judge initially called Vekic’s shot out; Gauff did not keep the ball in play. Chair umpire Jaume Campistol thought Vekic’s shot landed in and awarded her the point, giving her a service break and a 4-2 lead. Gauff walked over to talk to the official and play was delayed for several minutes.

Andy Murray sat crying on his chair after he and British partner Dan Evans saved two match points to win a second-round doubles match at the Paris Olympics, extending his career for at least one more match. Murray has announced he will retire after the Olympics. He and Evans beat the Belgian pair of Sander Gille and Joran Vliegen 6-3, 6-7 (8), 11-9. Murray and Evans saved five match points in their opening match. They trailed 9-7 in the match tiebreaker this time before winning four straight points.

Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz are getting the hang of this doubles thing at the Paris Olympics. The Spanish duo improved to 2-0 as a team and moved into the quarterfinals with a 6-4, 6-7 (2), 10-2 match tiebreaker victory over Tallon Griekspoor and Wesley Koolhof of the Netherlands on Tuesday night. The match came a day after Nadal’s singles loss to rival Novak Djokovic and Alcaraz’s win against Griekspoor. The attention was fully on the 38-year-old Nadal, owner of 22 Grand Slam titles, and the 21-year-old Alcaraz, whose total already is at four. Nadal and Alcaraz face the American team of Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram next.