Americans Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser, gold medallists in the men's beach volleyball in Beijing in 2008, have been knocked out of the London Olympics by a low-ranked Italian pair in the biggest upset of the tournament so far.
World champions Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser beat Brazil to win the men's Olympic beach volleyball on Friday, making it two out of two for the United States who also won the women's event.
US world champions Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser beat Germany in a tight and contentious match on Monday, winning a place in the semi-finals of the Olympic beach volleyball.
Lucky losers Germany ended China's dream of a medal at the men's beach volleyball, while US favourites Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser narrowly averted being toppled by Switzerland.
Americans Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser proved that their shock first match loss at the Olympics was just a blip and they are still among the favourites for the beach volleyball gold.