China's Zheng Qinwen makes history with Olympic tennis singles gold

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Zeng Zhiying, 58, made her Olympic debut last weekend, almost four decades after she missed out on being selected to represent China in Los Angeles 1984.
NBC News
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The 21-year-old came through 6-2, 6-3, winning only China's second ever tennis gold after Li Ting and Sun Tiantian's women's doubles triumph at Athens in 2004.
Hindustan Times
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Zheng, runner-up at the Australian Open this year, now looks capable of scaling the same heights as Li who claimed two grand slam titles during her illustrious career.
Guardian
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Zheng held her serve in the last game to seal the win, rounding out the match with a well-placed forehand winner.
Deutsche Welle

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