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PARIS: Zheng Qinwen became the first Chinese player to win Olympic tennis singles gold when she defeated Croatia's Donna Vekic on Saturday (Aug 3), hailing her victory as a "proud" moment for herself and her country.
Zheng Qinwen became the first Chinese player to win Olympic tennis singles gold when she defeated Croatia's Donna Vekic on Saturday, hailing her victory as a "proud" moment for herself and her country. The 21-year-old came through 6-2, 6-3, winning only China's second ever tennis gold after Li Ting and Sun Tiantian's women's doubles triumph at Athens in 2004. Zheng's victory came on the same Court Philippe Chatrier at Roland Garros where in 2011 celebrated compatriot Li Na became China's first Grand Slam champion in a landmark moment for the sport.
Zheng Qinwen defeated Donna Vekic to become China's first Olympic tennis singles champion.
PARIS — Qinwen Zheng claimed China's first tennis singles gold medal in Olympic history by defeating Donna Vekic of Croatia 6-2, 6-3 in the 2024 Paris Games women's final Saturday.
TORONTO : World number one Iga Swiatek, fresh off winning a bronze medal at the Paris Olympics, and Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova, headlined a slew of players who have withdrawn from next week's Canadian Open, Tennis Canada said on Friday.
PARIS: Poland's Iga Swiatek admitted she cried for six hours after losing in the semi-finals of the Olympics but she returned to court on Friday (Aug 2) to console herself by winning the bronze medal.
Novak Djokovic will meet Carlos Alcaraz in a blockbuster gold medal match after finally breaking his Olympic semi-final hoodoo.
Carlos Alcaraz brushed aside Felix Auger-Aliassime to move within one victory of the Olympic singles gold medal.