Maria Sharapova of Russia during her first round Women’s Singles match against Simona Halep of Romania on Day One of the 2017 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 28, 2017 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City.
Mubadala World Tennis Championship 2016 | Andy Murray lost 6-7 4-6 to David Goffin
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Andy Murray of Great Britain during the Singles Final against Novak Djokovic of Serbia at the O2 Arena on November 20, 2016 in London, England.
Andy Murray wins his third Shanghai Masters after previously winning in 2010 and 2011 (16.10.2016)
Juan Martin Del Potro during his men’s singles gold medal tennis match against Andy Murray at the Olympic Tennis Centre of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on August 14, 2016.
Olympic Tennis 2016:
- Gold: Monica Puig (Puerto Rico)
- Silver: Angelique Kerber (Germany)
- Bronze: Petra Kvitova (Czech Republic)
Congratulations to Monica Puig of Puerto Rico for winning the gold in the Women’s singles final and winning Puerto Rico’s first gold medal
“This is for them, you know, this is definitely for them…they are going through some tough times right now and…they needed this and I needed this…I think I united a nation and I just love where I come from.”
You showed the world that although we may be small in size we’re huge in heart and today we celebrate and thank you 🏅🇵🇷
Soy Boricua pa que tu lo sepas 💃🏽🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷
Monica Puig’s reaction when realizing she won the first Gold Medal of Puerto Rico at an Olympic Games, EVER!
Day 8 - Monica Puig won Puerto Rico’s first ever gold medal when she defeated Angelique Kerber (Germany) 2 sets to 1 in the womens tennis singles. Petra Kvitová (Czech Republic) won bronze.
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Monica Puig Makes Olympic History, Winning Puerto Rico’s First Gold Medal
“I"m speechless,” a smiling Puig said after her historic win. “I wanted it so bad.”
“I never imagined in my wildest dreams that this would happen,” Puig added — and she said her experience in Rio de Janeiro has been like a dream. She’s looking forward, she said, to waking up tomorrow morning and seeing her gold medal sitting on her bedside table.