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Zheng Qinwen Records China's First Olympic Tennis Gold Medal in Paris #.\n\n( L-R) Silver medallist, Croatia's Donna Vekic, gold medallist, China's Zheng Qinwen and bronze medallist Poland's Iga Swiatek posture with their awards on the podium at the presentation ceremony for the ladies's single people tennis celebration on Courtroom Philippe-Chatrier at the Roland-Garros Arena in the course of the Paris 2024 Olympic Video Games, in Paris on August 3, 2024. Picture by Patricia DE MELO MOREIRA\/ AFP using Getty Images).\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Mandarin banner soared from her shoulders like a cape.\n\n\n\nA grinning Zheng Qinwen escalated right into background sweeping Croatian Donna Vekic 6-2, 6-3 on Courthouse Philippe Chatrier to become the 1st Mandarin player to capture an Olympic tennis gold medal.\n\n\n\nADDITIONAL: Shapovalov Disqualified in DC QF with Shelton.\n\n\n\nShooting one final forehand victor down free throw line, Zheng reached her method into past after that plunged to the red clay-based falling flat on her spine in high enjoyment while her container went bonkers.\n\n\n\n\" That indicates every little thing due to the fact that considering that I was actually a youngster I actually desire the gold award for my country,\" Zheng told NBC's Britney Eurton. \"Maybe not gold-- just a medal-- and this time around I created it.\n\n\n\n\" A gold medal, nobody performed that in tennis in Asia. I think so satisfied to make history ... Yeah, this emotion boggles the mind.\" There was actually significant source for enormous celebration.\n\n\n\nIn her Olympic launching, the 21-year-old Zheng not just ended up being a champ from a 10th different country to capture an Olympic women single people gold award, she completed the absolute most powerful competition run of her job.\n\n\n\nZheng saved a match moment defeating American Emma Navarro 6-7( 7 ), 7-6( 4 ), 6-1 in a controversial clash. That return was actually a start to Zheng quiting three-time Grand Slam champ Angelique Kerber 6-7( 4 ), 6-4, 7-6( 6) in an epic quarterfinal.\n\n\n\nIn the semifinals, Zheng roared with 7 of the last 8 activities astonishing Polish globe No. 1 Iga Swiatek 6-2, 7-5 as well as snapping the four-time French Open champ's 25-match Roland Garros succeeding touch while doing so.\n\n\n\nQinwen Queen of Paris! Qinwen Zheng becomes the first Chinese player to ever succeed a singles gold medal at the Olympic Tennis Event! #Paris 2024 #Olympics

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