Belinda Bencic captured gold in a thrilling singles final in Tokyo on Saturday.
The No.9 seed defeated Marketa Vondrousova 7-5, 2-6, 6-3 to become the first Swiss woman to win an Olympic gold medal in tennis.
Swiss dreams are made of gold 🥇@BelindaBencic defeats Marketa Vondrousova 7-5 2-6 6-3 to earn #SUI a third gold medal in tennis after Marc Rosset at Barcelona 1992 and Federer/Wawrinka at Beijing 2008!#Tokyo2020 | #Tennis | #Olympics pic.twitter.com/QzwSKdI4Ms— ITF (@ITFTennis) July 31, 2021
Swiss dreams are made of gold 🥇@BelindaBencic defeats Marketa Vondrousova 7-5 2-6 6-3 to earn #SUI a third gold medal in tennis after Marc Rosset at Barcelona 1992 and Federer/Wawrinka at Beijing 2008!#Tokyo2020 | #Tennis | #Olympics pic.twitter.com/QzwSKdI4Ms
Vondrousova of the Czech Republic will take home silver after Saturday’s defeat. Elina Svitolnia rounds out the podium, earning Ukraine a bronze medal with her win over Elena Rybakina 1-6, 7-6(5), 6-4.
Bencic will have another opportunity at gold when she and her partner, Viktorija Golubic, meet Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova in Sunday’s doubles final.