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Zheng Qinwen is a hero in China. Zheng made sure the country’s first Olympic tennis medal was gold with a 6-2, 6-3 win over No. 13 seed Donna Vekic of Croatia on Saturday at Roland-Garros.

Zheng Qinwen is a hero in China.

Zheng made sure the country’s first Olympic tennis medal was gold with a 6-2, 6-3 win over No. 13 seed Donna Vekic of Croatia on Saturday in the women’s final at Roland-Garros.

The sixth-seeded Chinese player stunned three-time reigning French Open champion Iga Światek in the semis to secure her country’s first tennis medal.

Swiatek bounced back to win bronze on Saturday.

It has been a breakthrough year for Zheng, who reached the Australian Open final early in 2024.

She rebounded at the Olympics after a first-round exit at Wimbledon.