(BEIJING, August 12) -- British Mixed Doubles pair Gail Emms and Nathan Robertson avenged their gold-medal defeat by beating second seeds Zheng Bo and Gao Ling, who took gold with her then-partner Zhang Jun at the Athens Games in 2004.
The British pair took the first game 21-16 before dropping the second 16-21. They were 12-17 behind Gao and Zheng in the final game but hit back to emerge triumphant 21-19, booking themselves a quarterfinals spot.
"In the third game I was so determined. This could be our last tournament, and I just didn't want it to end," said Robertson.
"We love playing, we love winning, (and) we hate losing. When you get the emotions of the Olympics going on, it's something special and you can't really describe it."
The British pair took the first game 21-16 before dropping the second 16-21. They were 12-17 behind Gao and Zheng in the final game but hit back to emerge triumphant 21-19, booking themselves a quarterfinals spot.
"In the third game I was so determined. This could be our last tournament, and I just didn't want it to end," said Robertson.
"We love playing, we love winning, (and) we hate losing. When you get the emotions of the Olympics going on, it's something special and you can't really describe it."
