.The scene in the stands at Roland Garrosu00e2 $ s Courthouse Philippe-Chatrier was actually dotted along with vermillion streamers, including a radiance to the actually orangey sky originating off the reddish clay court.These were actually Mandarin flagsu00e2 $" hundreds of themu00e2 $" swaying in boisterous support for Qinwen Zheng, 21, that will quickly take gold by beating Croatiau00e2 $ s Donna Vekic 6-2, 6-3 in the womenu00e2 $ s single people tennis final.As she put down on the dust, eyes skyward and fists prolonged into the Paris fog, the winu00e2 $ s gravity seemed to sign up: Zheng had actually just shaped the sort of record that expanded much past the coliseum and the moment. This was actually Chinau00e2 $ s first-ever Olympic gold medal in the sportu00e2 $" and also Zheng had actually made no secret of the reality that the Olympics were as, or even more, vital to her than a Grand Slam.Zheng celebrates her Olympic triumph on August 3.Picture: Getty Imagesu00e2 $ In China, our company consistently feel a countryu00e2 $ s honor resides in front of individual effectiveness, u00e2 $ she pointed out over a morning appointment at Nikeu00e2 $ s Professional athlete Property, put inconspicuously in between the Stade de France and also the Aquatics Center in Parisu00e2 $ s St. Denis region, the time after her accomplishment. u00e2 $ I treated [the Gamings] differentlyu00e2 $" the emotion, the match, the mentality: It felt different than intermittent competition Iu00e2 $ ve played.u00e2 $ Born in 2002 in Shiyan, China, Zheng started playing tennis at grow older seven. At grow older eight, she relocated, without her mom as well as papa, to Wuhan for far better training, and also because adolescence she has greatly marvelled at and also followed Chinese sportsmens, such as the ping pong superstar Li Na as well as the runner Liu Xiang, that succeeded gold at the 2004 Athens Games.u00e2 $ It was actually truly tough, u00e2 $ Zheng claimed, remembering at those early days. u00e2 $ My mama made use of to follow check out on weekend breaks. When she left, I will keep her lower leg and also cry. When she was gone, I will consistently store her coat. This was until I was thirteen. After thirteen, my mama decided to stop her project and also come stick with me full-time, merely to possess far better development as well as better care. Afterwards, it got easier. As well as our company transferred to Europe when I was actually 17. u00e2 $.