Zheng stuns Swiatek

Zheng Qinwen and Iga Swiatek

Zheng Qinwen ended World No. 1 Iga Swiatek's 25-game unbeaten streak at Roland Garros on Thursday to become the first Chinese player to reach an Olympic Games tennis singles final.

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Zheng triumphed 6-2, 7-5 and will face either Croatia's Donna Vekic or Anna Karolina Schmiedlova of Slovakia in the gold medal match.

Meanwhile, World No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz edged closer to a showdown against Novak Djokovic when he booked his place in the semi-finals. Alcaraz saw off 13th-ranked Tommy Paul of the USA 6-3, 7-6 (9-7). Italy's Lorenzo Musetti knocked Germany's defending champion Alexander Zverev out 7-5, 7-5.

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