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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 as well as bronze medallist Poland's Iga Swiatek pose with their medals on the platform at the presentation ceremony for the ladies's single people tennis event on Courtroom Philippe-Chatrier at the Roland-Garros Coliseum during the course of the Paris 2024 Olympic Video Games, in Paris on August 3, 2024. Image through Patricia DE MELO MOREIRA\/ AFP through Getty Images).\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Chinese flag soared from her shoulders like a wrap.\n\n\n\nA grinning Zheng Qinwen skyrocketed in to record cleaning Croatian Donna Vekic 6-2, 6-3 on Courtroom Philippe Chatrier to end up being the first Mandarin gamer to capture an Olympic tennis gold medal.\n\n\n\nMORE: Shapovalov Disqualified in DC QF along with Shelton.\n\n\n\nAxing one last forehand victor down free throw line, Zheng hit her method right into background at that point plunged to the red clay failing on her spine in high jubilation while her package went bonkers.\n\n\n\n\" That means everything because due to the fact that I was actually a youngster I truly wish the gold award for my nation,\" Zheng told NBC's Britney Eurton. \"Maybe not gold-- simply a medal-- and this moment I made it.\n\n\n\n\" A gold award, no person carried out that in ping pong in Asia. I believe so delighted to make record ... Yeah, this emotion is unbelievable.\" There was major reason for substantial party.\n\n\n\nIn her Olympic launching, the 21-year-old Zheng certainly not merely ended up being a champ coming from a 10th different nation to grab an Olympic women single people gold award, she completed the most compelling competition run of her job.\n\n\n\nZheng spared a complement time defeating United States Emma Navarro 6-7( 7 ), 7-6( 4 ), 6-1 in a controversial clash. That rebound was actually an introduction to Zheng stopping three-time Grand Slam champion Angelique Kerber 6-7( 4 ), 6-4, 7-6( 6) in a legendary quarterfinal.\n\n\n\nIn the semifinals, Zheng roared with 7 of the last 8 games shocking Polish world No. 1 Iga Swiatek 6-2, 7-5 and also snapping the four-time French Open champion's 25-match Roland Garros succeeding touch at the same time.\n\n\n\nQinwen Queen of Paris! Qinwen Zheng becomes the initial Chinese gamer to ever before win a single people gold medal at the Olympic Tennis Activity! #Paris 2024 #Olympics

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