Olympics: China's Zheng Qinwen plans to make history in Li Na's Paris footsteps

Chinese tennis player Zheng Qinwen celebrates on Aug 1 after defeating top-ranked Iga Swiatek of Poland with a 6-2, 7-5 victory in the women's singles tennis semifinals at the Paris Olympics. - Agencies

PARIS: Zheng Qinwen can become China's first Olympic tennis singles gold medallist on Saturday (Aug 3) on the same court where childhood inspiration Li Na wrote her name into history 13 years ago.

Zheng takes on Croatia's Donna Vekic having endured a rollercoaster week in Paris.