Rio Olympics 2016: Monica Puig wins Puerto Rico's first ever gold medal

Monica Puig

Monica Puig beat Angelique Kerber in three sets in the women's singles final to win Puerto Rico's first ever Olympic gold medal.

Unseeded Puig, 22, beat the German world number two 6-4 4-6 6-1. Reigning Australian Open champion Kerber, 28, simply could not match the intensity of her younger opponent in the deciding set.

Earlier, Petra Kvitova of Czech Republic beat USA's Madison Keys in three sets 7-5 2-6 6-2 to win bronze.

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Venus Williams into mixed doubles final

There will be a fifth Olympic medal for Venus Williams after the 36-year-old reached the mixed doubles final with Rajeev Ram. Williams, the singles champion in Sydney in 2000 and winner of three doubles golds with sister Serena, made early exits from the singles and women's doubles.

But Williams and Ram defeated India's Rohan Bopanna and Sania Mirza in the mixed semi-finals, and will play fellow Americans Jack Sock and Bethanie Mattek-Sands for gold.