SPORTS Monica Puig fails to spark magic from Olympics, loses in first round of U.S. Open By Lucia Suarez Sang , Fox News Published August 30, 2016 7:30am EDT | Updated December 8, 2016 3:41pm EST ...

And maybe this will be a little sweeter when Puig realizes the impact of her defeat of second-seeded Angelique Kerber in three sets (6-4, 4-6, 6-1) to earn her place in history with a gold medal.

Monica Puig of Puerto Rico cries after winning the gold medal match in the women's tennis competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, Aug. 13, 2016.

to the 2020 US Open final. Puig still hasn’t hit a serious serve as of the first week of February, but says she’s on track for a comeback, maybe in Madrid at the end of April. After the rockiest two ...

Monica Puig became the first Puerto Rican player to win a WTA title by beating Silvia Soler-Espinosa of Spain, 6-4, 6-3, on Saturday in the Strasbourg International final in France.

The unseeded and unheralded Puig capped her run of upsets with the biggest one of all Saturday, overpowering No. 2 Angelique Kerber of Germany 6-4, 4-6, 6-1 to become the Olympic champion.

Puig has also read the messages that called her run a “fluke,” which also purport that she’ll crash out of the U.S. Open in the first round, where the faces 60th-ranked Zheng Saisai of China.

Rakitt posted his first photo with Puig on Instagram on April 22 with the caption "This girl. ️." In the comments, Puig wrote, "I love you ️." ...

Monica Puig completes Ironman Puerto Rico triathlon in personal-best time The former Olympic champion jokingly called the race "five hours and 42 minutes of hell" on Tennis Channel Live.