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Puig claims historic gold
- Updated: August 13, 2016
Monica Puig claimed Puerto Rica’s first ever Olympic gold medal with a shock three-set victory over Germany’s Angelique Kerber at Rio 2016.
The 22-year-old stormed to the first set before Australian Open champion and Wimbledon runner-up Kerber levelled the match, but a dominant display from Puig in the decider secured the gold medal with a 6-4 4-6 6-1 success.
Puig collapsed to the ground in tears claiming an historic gold medal to go with the two silver and six bronze that her country had previous won at Olympics since 1948.
In a display of powerful clean-hitting …
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