Monica d'oro weans Puerto Rico
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A medal steeped in history, the gold medal glittering around Monica Puig’s neck.
The tennis player will be considered a semi-divinity in her homeland, tiny Puerto Rico, from now on. That is, since she won the first historic medal for the unincorporated territory of the United States of America, in the middle of the Caribbean Sea.
On the concrete courts of Rio de Janeiro, the 1993-born tennis player, 34th in the Wta rankings, surprisingly overcame – in 2 hours and 12 minutes of play – Germany’s Angelique Kerber, second in the world rankings, with a score of 6-4, 4-6, 6-1. Bronze for Czech Kvitova.
