name='verify_a78772d791e94fc7f9666f0dd14249cc'/> Gold medal Qinwen Zheng in seventh heaven for having written history

Gold medal Qinwen Zheng in seventh heaven for having written history

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The Roland Garros Stadium is tinged with the colors of China, thanks to the Olympic triumph of Qinwen Zheng. The Australian Open finalist has become the first Asian in a singles final at the Olympic Games and the first tennis player from her continent able to beat the number 1 on clay.

After defeating Iga Swiatek in the semifinal, Qinwen won the match valid to climb to the top step of the podium. The Chinese took it all, winning a historic gold medal. Zheng, despite the many hours spent on the court, was more lucid than her opponent in the moments that make the difference and beat Donna Vekic with the score of 6-2, 6-3. The 28-year-old from Osijek is nevertheless the first Croatian to take home a silver medal.

Qinwen Zheng Qinwen Zheng© Clive Brunskill / Staff Getty Images Sport  

At the on-court interview, Zheng expressed all her happiness, feeling grateful for having written the history of her country, underlining how she will remember this historic victory even in the darkest moments of her career.

"I am so happy that I made history. When I looked at all the great players, how they created history, I really wanted to be one of them. In 2004 Liu Xiang said that he will always remember that moment when he was 21 years old. Here I am. I am also 21 years old. This incredible feeling. It means a lot. It means everything because since I was a child, I really wanted to win a medal for my country, maybe not gold, just a medal. This time I did it. It was a gold medal. No one has done that in tennis in Asia.

I feel super proud of myself because this time I beat the pressure. I beat my limit. I didn't know before that I could go through 5 matches in a row. Especially 7 hours in 2 days. I feel that here in this tournament I have overcome my limit. In the future no matter how low I will be, I will remember this moment and it will cheer me up. The last point really made me nervous. My hand was actually shaking. Every match when I go to the bathroom, my body shakes. I've never felt so hungry to win a match. I could give everything I have, but I know that tennis doesn't work like that. It's not like you give everything and you always get the results,"



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