Angelique, a three-time Grand Slam champion and silver medalist in this event at the 2016 Rio Olympics, had announced before the start of the Paris 2024 quadrennial event that this tournament would mark the finish of her professional tennis career.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the quarter-final clash which lasted close to three hours, Angelique took the lead against Zheng by winning the first set 7-6 (4) in a tiebreak. But Zheng hit back and took the last two sets, finishing with a third-set tiebreak to win 6-7 (4), 6-4 and 7-6 (6).<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Zheng becomes just the second Chinese tennis player after Li Na to make the women\u2019s singles semi-finals at the Olympics. She will face the winner of the quarter-final between world number one Poland\u2019s Iga Swiatek and USA\u2019s Danielle Collins for a spot in the final and guarantee herself a medal.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Meanwhile, 24-time Grand Slam title winner Novak Djokovic's quest for a first Olympic gold medal continued after the Serbian defeated Germany\u2019s Dominik Koepfer 7-5 6-3 at Roland Garros in the morning. The top seed will now meet Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas in a mouth-watering quarterfinal clash.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Spain's French Open champion Carlos Alcaraz, who will be in doubles action later alongside Rafael Nadal, has also made it to the quarterfinals after being Roman Safiullin 6-4 6-2. He will face USA's Tommy Paul in the quarterfinals.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Meanwhile, 24-time Grand Slam title winner Novak Djokovic's quest for a first Olympic gold medal continued after the Serbian defeated Germany\u2019s Dominik Koepfer 7-5 6-3 at Roland Garros in the morning. The top seed will now meet Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas in a mouth-watering quarterfinal clash.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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