After the defeat, the two-time Olympic champion was weary of being asked about his future. I come here, I try my best, I play. And when I decide to stop playing, or when I decide to keep going, I will let you know. Coco Gauff is making it look easy at the Paris Olympics so far, adding a , victory over Maria Lourdes Carle of Argentina in the second round of singles to her growing collection of lopsided results. Gauff had more than twice as many unforced errors, 26, as winners, Open champion and No.
Canadian phenom Summer McIntosh claimed her first gold medal with a dominating victory in the meter individual medley. The year-old McIntosh collected her first medal of any color on the opening night of swimming, taking a silver in the freestyle behind Ariarne Titmus โ and ahead of Katie Ledecky. She pushed the pace hard through the first half of the grueling race โ the butterfly and backstroke legs โ to leave everyone in her wake except American Katie Grimes.
Grimes, who is also swimming the open water event in Paris, held on to claim the silver and the Americans also grabbed the bronze when Emma Weyant touched third. The year-old Romanian was among three swimmers who swapped the lead back and forth on the final lap.
Titmus won the gold on Saturday in the meter freestyle. Japan won with a small margin of 0. The Americans, meanwhile, earned bronze for their first medal since After qualifying in fifth place, the U. The Americans posted a total of The U.
No team โ men or women โ has won four straight water polo titles at the Olympics. It went in London, in Rio de Janeiro and in Tokyo. After its loss to Hungary in group play in , the U. That included a dominant victory over Spain in the final. China passed the one-time powerhouse United States for the top spot in gold medals in diving when Lian Junjie and Yang Hao breezed to victory in synchronized meter platform.
