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In three appearances at the French Open, Qinwen Zheng of China announced herself and gave an amuse-bouche of her considerable skills, once reaching the fourth round. But on Saturday, she fully announced herself. Under gorgeous conditions, above the clay at Roland Garros, the 21-year-old scored the biggest win of her ascending career, taking out the Croatian veteran Donna Vekic 6–2,6–3, to take the women’s singles gold-medal match at the Paris Olympics.
