Monica Puig 6-4, 4-6, 6-1 Angelique Kerber
Monica
Puig managed to create history when she won the Olympics final against World
No.2 and heavy favourite Angelique Kerber, becoming the first Puerto Rico woman
to ever win a medal at the Olympics, and the first person from Puerto Rico to
win a gold medal.
Puig was
halfway of the big upset when she won the first set 6-4, in a set which saw
Kerber consistently being outhit by Puig.
Kerber
made the perfect reply to Puig when she won the second set 6-4 to bring her
back level, and level the match at one set all.
Puig went
on a roll from then on, winning 5 games in a row of from the start of the final
set to lead 5-0 and be just a game away from winning the Gold Medal. Kerber
managed to hold her serve to get one game back, and managed to get triple break
points in her next return game. Nevertheless, Puig found her good serves at the
correct time as she managed to come out of her marathon service game to win the
game, set and the match.