Breaking: Rio 2016: Puerto Rican underdog, Puig wins Tennis gold

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TennisMonica Puig beats Angelique Kerber in the women’s tennis final to win Puerto Rico’s first ever Olympic gold medal.

The 22-year-old holds her nerve to save five break points and eventually seals the win on her fourth match point.

It’s all to much for her to handle and she falls the ground in tears of joy.

She also becomes the first ever unseeded player to win Olympic gold since tennis’ reintroduction in 1988.

They will be partying in Puerto Rico tonight!

Source: CNN

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