Qinwen Zheng claimed China's first tennis singles gold medal in Olympic history by defeating Donna Vekic of Croatia 6-2, 6-3 at the Paris Games.
Not that Zheng hasn't shown plenty of promise already. She is ranked No. 7, after all, and was the runner-up tois the only Chinese player to win a Grand Slam singles title -- at the 2011 French Open and 2014 Australian Open -- and served as inspiration for Zheng when she was a kid learning the sport.
Vekic, a 28-year-old who is No. 21 in the rankings, takes a silver home. She was a semifinalist at Wimbledon last month, then defeated US Open championThere were moments where Vekic seemed spent, bending over and leaning on her racket to catch her breath. Those yells resumed right after Vekic's return nestled into the net, giving Zheng the initial point. And they could be heard over and over again whenever things went Zheng's way throughout the proceedings on a breezy, cloudy afternoon.Zheng took 10 of the opening 12 points en route to a 3-0 lead, before Vekic finally grabbed a game.
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