After reaching as high as being ranked 27th in the world in September 2016, Puig now finds herself currently ranked 90th. And, just prior to the start of the 2020 season, she suffered a knee ...

(Reuters) – Monica Puig shrugged off an opening set bagel to rally for a 0-6 6-4 6-4 victory over world number two Caroline Wozniacki in the second round of the Miami Open on Friday.

MADRID, Spain -- Monica Puig played her first tennis match in nearly two years and lost at the Mutua Madrid Open in the first round. And yet, the 28-year-old from Puerto Rico could not stop smiling.

Monica Puig, raised in Miami and representing Puerto Rico, upset Angelique Kerber 6-4, 4-6, 6-1 to win the Olympic tennis gold medal. It was the first gold in any sport for Puerto Rico.

The 26-year-old says that all of the attention she garnered after her 2016 Olympics win was tough to handle, but she feels like she has found her self motivation again.