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Ninth seed Belinda Bencic became Switzerland's first female Olympic gold medallist in tennis with victory over Marketa Vondrousova to continue a dream week in Tokyo.
The 24-year-old battled to a 7-5 2-6 6-3 victory in a match that finished at 11.28pm to follow in the footsteps of Roger Federer and Stan Wawrinka, who won gold in men's doubles in 2008, and 1992 singles champion Marc Rosset.
Bencic dominated the junior game but has struggled with injury and this was her biggest moment on the senior stage.
Belinda Bencic celebrates after winning Switzerland's first ever gold medal in women's tennis
She could yet make it double gold in another Swiss-Czech battle when she and Viktorija Golubic take on Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova in the women's doubles final on Sunday.
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