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PARIS -- Zheng Qinwen became the first Chinese player to win an Olympic tennis singles gold medal when she beat Croatia's Donna Vekic 6-2, 6-3 in a tense final at Roland Garros on Saturday.
The 21-year-old sixth seed was given raucous support by a sizeable Chinese contingent inside Court PhilippeChatrier and responded with a composed performance.
Vekic, herself bidding to be