Paris 2024 tennis: All results, as Zheng Qinwen of the People’s Republic of China wins gold medal in women’s singles
Zheng Qinwen of the People’s Republic of China defeated Croatia’s Donna Vekic in straight sets to capture the women’s tennis singles gold medal at the Olympic Games Paris 2024, 6-2, 6-3. On Friday, 2 August, Iga Swiatek of Poland beat Slovakia’s Anna Karolina Schmiedlova to claim the bronze medal in two sets, 6-2, 6-1.
In her first Olympics, the 21-year-old became the first Chinese player to win a gold medal in singles. In the semi-final, she defeated Swiatek, who is the world No. 1 in women’s singles. Appearing in her second Games, Vekic was coming off a strong run to the semi-finals at Wimbledon but was unable to match the sharpness of Qinwen on Saturday.
Qinwen won the first set comfortably before taking a 2-0 lead in the second. Vekic responded, tying the set at two games apiece before Qinwen seperated once again with a 5-3 lead. Reaching match and medal point, Qinwen crushed a forehand past a lunging Vekic to capture the title.
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