Gold-medal favorite Iga Swiatek suffered a rare defeat at the site of Roland Garros, losing in straight sets to Zheng Qinwen in the semifinals of the Olympic Games.
This loss will be hard to swallow for Swiatek, who was playing at her favorite venue where she has won four French Open titles since 2020, including one less than two months ago. Despite entering the match with a commanding 6-0 head-to-head record over her opponent and a 38-2 career win-loss record on the site of these Games, the Pole bowed out to the sixth-seeded Chinese player 6-2 7-5.