Monica Puig defeated reigning Australian Open champion Angelique Kerber 6-4 4-6 6-1 in the final of the Rio Olympic Games to become the first athlete, male or female, from Puerto Rico to win a gold medal. The 22-year-old has also become the first woman from her country to win a medal at the Olympics. The silver medal went to Puig's victim in the final, Germany's Kerber, while bronze will be taken to the Czech Republic by Petra Kvitova.
The second-ranked Kerber opened the gold medal match by breaking her opponent's serve, but the world No.