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Things got heated between Swiatek, the world's top-ranked player, and the American at the Summer Games.

Olympic Tennis Gets Feisty in Heated Quarterfinal Match

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Team USA has been struggling to dominate the Paris Olympics, with a slow start on day three. After claiming two gold medals and seven overall on Sunday, the US failed to capture any gold medals on Monday, dropping them down in the standings. Team USA captured six bronze medals and two silver medals - eight overall, but no golds.

Team USA fails to win a single gold medal on day three at Paris Olympics.

LCM (50 meters) Prelims Live Recaps: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7. Finals Live Recaps: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6. In what continues to be a middling meet for the American men, #8 seed Thomas Heilman missed out on semifinals of the 100 butterfly.

2024 Paris Olympics: #8 Seed Thomas Heilman (USA) Misses 100 Fly Semifinals

Zheng Qinwen earned the biggest victory of her young career at the Summer Olympic Games, booking her spot in the Gold Medal Match with a 6-2, 7-5 victory over Iga Swiatek in Paris. "I feel in this match I had more patience than her, and I waited for my chances,"...

Zheng Qinwen shocks Iga Swiatek, surges into Olympic Gold Medal Match in Paris

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Iga Swiatek beat Anna Karolina Schmiedlova to earn a bronze for Poland, the country's first tennis medal at any Summer Games.

Iga Swiatek wins bronze for Poland's first Olympic tennis medal

Total Apex Sports & Entertainment

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are two of the biggest celebrities in modern times. While much of the happenings between the two involved their marriage and divorce, there are bigger things for them to focus on. Most notably their children.

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s Son Diagnosed With Rare Skin Condition

Virginia State

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Cheryl E Preston

Bryshere Gray's name has been added to a growing list. Some Virginians have been keeping up with the ever-increasing tales of celebrities and their alleged connections to the saga of Sean Diddy Combs. There are now rumors that Empire actor Bryshere Gray is suing Diddy and Will Smith.

Empire actor Bryshere Gray is allegedly suing Will Smith and Sean Combs

New York Post

Start your day with some high-flying action, as Simone Biles looks to reclaim gold in the women’s vault final at 10:20 a.m. 

Next, Team USA’s men’s basketball squad concludes its third and final game of pool play by taking on Puerto Rico, with tipoff set for 11:15 a.m. 

LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Jayson Tatum and more will battle a team led Jose Alvarado in what should be a key tuneup before the medal rounds. 



At 1:10 p.m., American superstar Sha’Carri Richardson goes for gold in the women’s 100-meter dash. 

Her rivals include 37-year-old Jamaican star Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, the gold medalist...

The events to watch at the Paris Olympics on Saturday, August 3

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Zheng Qinwen unleashed six aces, capitalized on errors and broke top-ranked foe Iga Swiatek's serve six times for a semifinal upset in the Olympic tennis tournament Thursday in Paris.

Paris Olympics: China's Zheng Qinwen upsets Poland's Iga Swiatek, reaches tennis final

It seems like Olympic fever is officially boiling over this week in Paris. A day after Zheng Qinwen and Emma Navarro’s fiery post-match exchange, it was Danielle Collins who had some words for her opponent, Iga Swiatek, following their tightly contested quarterfinal. Collins, the last American standing in women’s...

Quote of the Day: Iga Swiatek shrugs off Danielle Collins accusing her of "fakeness"

The Mirror US

The United States' young Olympic squad was humiliated in a quarterfinal loss to Morocco on Friday, with Achraf Hakimi scoring in a dominant 4-0 victory for the North Africans.

USMNT knocked out of Olympics after being thumped by Morocco in Paris

Felix & Dabrowski win Olympic mixed doubles bronze. Tomas Machac and Katerina Siniakova rallied from the brink of defeat to claim the mixed doubles gold medal for Czechia at the Paris Olympics. The Czechs trailed Chinese duo Wang Xinyu and Zhang Zhizhen 6/8 in a dramatic match tie-break but after...

Two points from defeat, Machac & Siniakova rally to take mixed doubles gold

Sports Illustrated

Breaking down everything you need to know to bet on the women's singles tennis match for the gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympic Games.

Qinwen Zheng vs. Donna Vekić Odds and Prediction for Women's Tennis Olympic Gold Medal Match

Carlos Alcaraz is two wins away from a gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympic Games, thwarting American Tommy Paul, 6-3, 7-6 (7) in the quarterfinals to edge into the medal rounds in Paris. The No. 2 seed, back on the terre battue after winning his first Roland Garros title...

Carlos Alcaraz passes Tommy Paul test, clinches spot in Paris Olympic medal rounds

Rafael Nadal’s dream of a third and likely final Olympic medal ended on Wednesday when the 22-time Grand Slam champion and illustrious countryman Carlos Alcaraz bowed out of the men’s doubles event at the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris on Wednesday. One win shy of the medal rounds, Nadal and Alcaraz lost to No. 4 seeds Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram, 6-2, 6-4 in the quarterfinals.

Paris Olympic journey ends for Rafael Nadal, Carlos Alcaraz in men’s doubles

Georgia State

Atlanta, GA

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Despite Coco Gauff's recent elimination from the women's singles tournament at the 2024 Paris Olympics, the Georgia native continues to make history. At just 20 years old, Gauff, who was born in Atlanta and lived there until she was seven, has achieved significant milestones during the Games.

Georgia's Native Makes History at 2024 Paris Olympics

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PARIS (AP) — Either China or Croatia will earn its first singles gold medal in Olympic tennis when Zheng Qinwen faces Donna Vekic in the Paris Games women’s final on Saturday. This would be the biggest title for both players: Neither Zheng nor Vekic has won a Grand...

Olympic tennis: China’s Zheng Qinwen and Croatia’s Donna Vekic to meet for the women’s singles gold

Virginia fans of The Bold and the Beautiful, if you were watching earlier this week when Tom Star (Clint Howard died), you know that Li Finnegan (Naomi Matsuda) did not honor her Hippocratic Oath as a physician to "do no harm".

The Bold and the Beautiful shocker: Dr. Li Finnegan broke her Hippocratic Oath by watching Tom die

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Rafael Nadal discussed his last possible match at Roland Garros and the future of his playing career.

Rafael Nadal Addresses the Future of His Career After Olympics

Zheng Qinwen stunned world No 1 Iga Swiatek in straight sets at the 2024 Paris Olympics to earn the biggest win of her career and progress to the gold medal match. The world No 7 downed Swiatek 6-2, 7-5 in the semi-finals of the Olympics on Court Philippe-Chatrier to end Swiatek’s lengthy winning streaks on clay and at Stade Roland Garros.

Zheng Qinwen achieves two stunning feats at Olympics as she ends huge Iga Swiatek streaks

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Casper Ruud records 250th win of career to reach quarterfinals of Olympics for first time

It was a double milestone kind of day for Casper Ruud on Wednesday, as he not only recorded the 250th win of his career, but in...

Casper Ruud records 250th win of career to reach quarterfinals of Olympics for first time

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