Bencic battles past Vondrousova to win Olympic gold in women's singles

Swiss player triumphs with 7-5, 2-6, 6-3 victory Brazil doubles team win country's first ever tennis medal Roger Federer never quite managed to achieve it, nor did Martina Hingis, Stan Wawrinka, Patty Schnyder or many of the notable Swiss players before her. But late on Saturday night in Tokyo, Belinda Bencic stepped into the light and clinched the greatest achievement of her career by becoming an Olympic champion, defeating the Czech Marketa Vondrousova 7-5, 2-6, 6-3. In a tense, volatile match...