RIO DE JANEIRO — The Latest from the 2016 Summer Olympics at Rio de Janeiro (all times local):

1:15 a.m.

The United States' Michelle Kasold, left, fights for the ball with Australia's Georgie Parker during a women's field hockey match Monday in Rio de Janeiro

Serena Williams screams after winning a point in Monday's match against Alize Cornet of France in the women's tennis competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Novak Djokovic, seen during his loss Sunday night against Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina, lost his chance for a 2016 Olympic medal with a straight-sets loss in doubles Monday night.

American beach volleyball player April Ross says she didn’t even hear the “Zika!” taunts from the Brazilian fans and she isn’t sure why they’re yelling at her.

The chants directed at the Americans during the Olympics were loudest toward soccer goalkeeper Hope Solo, who posed for a picture wearing mosquito netting and holding bug spray. Similar but more intermittent taunts were directed toward the Americans at the Copacabana beach volleyball venue.

Ross said after she and Kerri Walsh Jennings beat China on Monday night that she hasn’t made any negative comments about Brazil or the Zika threat.

“Tell them they can stop doing that if they want to,” she said.

Ross she said she has gotten four mosquito bites since coming to Rio, “but I’m not worried about it.”

12:45 a.m.

Kerri Walsh Jennings and April Ross have cruised to 2-0 in the Olympic beach volleyball tournament.

The three-time gold medalist and her new partner, who was the silver medalist in London, beat China 21-16, 21-9 on Monday night. The Americans have one match remaining in the group stage, against Switzerland on Wednesday.

Walsh Jennings and Ross have not quite clinched a spot in the knockout stage of the tournament, but they have guaranteed that they won’t be eliminated in pool play.

Walsh Jennings and former partner Misty May-Treanor never lost a set in winning gold in Athens and Beijing. They lost only one set in London, where they beat Ross and Jennifer Kessy in the championship.

Walsh Jennings and Ross haven’t lost a set in either match in Rio.

A supportive crowd chanted “U-S-A!” and waved American flags for the duo, who played in the featured midnight timeslot for the second straight match.

12:40 a.m.

The French men’s basketball team rebounded from a disappointing loss in its Olympic opener with a convincing 88-60 victory Monday night over China.

France, one of the favorites to medal in Rio after finishing a disappointing sixth at the London Games, lost 87-66 loss to Australia in its first game.

Nando De Colo scored 19 points for France and sparked a 12-0 run in the second quarter to take a 40-21 lead and essentially put the game away. De Colo scored nine straight during the stretch.

China scored just nine points in the second quarter on 4 for 11 shooting from the field. The Chinese fell to 0-2 after losing 119-62 to the United States on Saturday.

Four-time NBA champion Tony Parker scored 14 for France and added eight assists while Rudy Gobert blocked five shots.

Yi Jianlian scored a team-high 19 for China.

12:25 a.m.

Michael Phelps has set his sights on a 20th gold medal by posting the second-fastest time in the semifinals of the 200-meter butterfly.

Phelps went out strong in Monday night’s race, and then backed off a bit in the final 50 to save his energy for Tuesday’s final.

Hungary’s Tamas Kenderesi surged to the wall first in 1 minute, 53.96 seconds.

Phelps was next at 1:54.12, followed by Hungary’s Laszlo Cseh and South African Chad le Clos, the defending Olympic champion.

Four years ago, Le Clos pulled off one of the greatest Olympic upsets when he beat Phelps, who had the lead but glided too long on his finish.

Now, it’s time for the rematch.

12:05 a.m.

They’ve really picked up the production value at the Copacabana beach volleyball venue for the midnight match with defending Olympic champion Kerri Walsh Jennings.

In addition to the usual rock and samba music that has been playing during the breaks since the Rio Games began on Saturday, organizers gave Walsh Jennings and her partner April Ross a professional wrestling-style introduction as Monday night turned into Tuesday morning.

With about 10 minutes before the start of the game against China, the stadium lights were darkened, replaced by searchlights that scanned the sand and the flashlights on fans’ mobile phones. When the lights came on, the crowd broke into a chant of “U-S-A!”

Walsh Jennings and Ross have been the marquee match in each of their first two scheduled appearances in Rio. The midnight local starting time is designed to maximize television viewership in the United States.

The gold medal matches will also be at midnight.

11:15 p.m.

The United States has extended its domination of the men’s 100-meter backstroke.

Ryan Murphy gave the Americans their sixth straight gold medal in the event, rallying on the return lap to win with a time of 51.97 seconds Monday night at the Rio Olympics.

Murphy was fourth at the turn, with Australia’s Mitch Larkin setting the early pace.

Larkin couldn’t hold on. China’s Xu Jiayu surged to the silver in 52.31, while another American, David Plummer, stretched for the bronze in 52.40 – just three-hundredths of a second ahead of a fading Larkin.

It was quite a moment for Plummer, who finally made his first Olympic team at age 30. Now, he’s got his first medal.

The Americans haven’t lost the men’s 100 back since the 1992 Barcelona Games.

11:15 p.m.

Give another gold to the Iron Lady.

Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu won the 100-meter backstroke at the Rio Olympics on Monday, adding to her world-record victory in the 400 individual medley.

Hosszu didn’t set a world record in the back, but her time of 58.45 seconds was good enough for a second gold.

Kathleen Baker of the United States settled for the silver in 58.75, while Canada’s Kylie masse and China’s Yuanhui Fu tied for the bronze in 58.76.

Hosszu, whose nickname comes from her grueling schedule, sat up on the lane rope and made a heart sign in the direction of her coach and husband, Shane Tusup.

11:15 p.m.

Sun Yang of China has defied those who complained about his doping past by winning gold in the men’s 200-meter freestyle at the Rio Olympics.

Yang rallied from his customarily slow start to pass South Africa’s Chas le Clos and hold off American Conor Dwyer, touching the wall in 1 minute, 44.65 seconds.

Le Clos, who recently announced that that both of his parents are battling cancer, went out with a totally different strategy. He built a body-length lead over the entire field and tried to hang on. It nearly worked.

But Yang surged to the front, and Le Clos took silver in 1:45.20.

Dwyer claimed the bronze in 1:45.23.

10:55 p.m.

Novak Djokovic’s Rio Olympics are over.

The 12-time major champion lost in doubles Monday, a day after he was eliminated in the first round in singles by 2009 U.S. Open winner Juan Martin del Potro. After he and Serbian teammate Nenad Zimonjic fell 6-4, 6-4 to third-seeded Brazilians Marcelo Melo and Bruno Soares in the second round, Djokovic confirmed that he won’t play mixed doubles.

The world’s top-ranked player is still seeking his first Olympic gold. He’ll be 33 at the 2020 Games, and he said Monday that “I really hope I will have another shot at the medal.”

Djokovic left the court in tears Sunday night after losing to a resurgent del Potro, whose ranking has fallen to 145th after three left wrist surgeries.

Djokovic’s only Olympic medal is a bronze in 2008 in singles.

10:20 p.m.

Missy Franklin was a swimming star at the 2012 Olympics.

She couldn’t even make the final of the 200-meter freestyle in Rio.

Franklin endured another stunning disappointment Monday night when she finished last in her semifinal heat with only the 13th-fastest time among 16 swimmers.

Franklin touched in 1 minute, 57.56 seconds, which was actually slower than her time in the afternoon preliminaries.

As a bubbly, 17-year-old high schooler, Franklin won four golds and a bronze at the London Games. But she’s endured a mystifying loss of form since turning pro last summer, struggling just to qualify for two individual events and a relay at the U.S. trials.

In 2012, Franklin competed in seven Olympic events. Now, all she’s got left is the 200 backstroke and a likely spot on the 4×200 free relay team.

10:05 p.m.

Australian cyclist Melissa Hoskins was released from the hospital hours after a terrifying crash in training, and she still hopes to compete in the team pursuit competition later this week.

The team of Hoskins, Ashlee Ankudinoff, Georgia Baker, Amy Cure and Annette Edmondson were at race speed of nearly 37 mph when they clipped wheels Monday at the end of the back straight. Edmondson stayed on her bike as the other riders fell hard behind her on the banked wooden surface.

Hoskins was put in a back brace as a precaution and taken to a Rio de Janeiro hospital for an examination. Tests revealed no broken bones and she was released several hours later.

Ankudinoff, Baker and Cure walked off the track and were treated for bruises and floor burns.

10 p.m.

China shot the ball so well against Senegal nothing helped the African nation, as it attempted to bounce back from a 65-point opening loss in women’s basketball. Despite a small but enthusiastic section of stomping, clapping and singing fans, China rolled to 101-64 win.

Mengran Sun and Ting Shao scored 17 points each as China evened its record in group play.

China (1-1) scored the first 11 points of the game and looked ready to rout Senegal just like the Americans did Sunday. Senegal (0-2), still looking for its first Olympic victory, gave fans reason to cheer by pulling within 34-33 on a 3-pointer by Diodio Diouf with 4:41 left in the second quarter.

The Chinese went on a 9-0 run capped by a couple buckets by Nan Chen and led 47-38 at halftime. They led 73-53 at the end of the third and finished off the win after shooting 56 percent.

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