Kerber, Puig to meet for Olympic tennis gold

Germany's Angelique Kerber returns the ball to US player Madison Keys during their women's
AFP

Rio de Janeiro (AFP) – German second seed Angelique Kerber and Puerto Rico’s Monica Puig will meet for the gold medal in women’s tennis singles at the Rio Olympics.

Australian Open champion Kerber beat Madison Keys, the US seventh seed, 6-3, 7-5 in her semi-final.

The 22-year-old unseeded Puig, who will be bidding to win Puerto Rico’s first Olympic Games gold medal, defeated two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova 6-4, 1-6, 6-3.

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