Asiad 2018: China grabs gold, silver in women's singles tennis final

IANS  |  Jakarta 

continued its dominance at the 2018 after winning both the gold and silver medals in the women's singles on Friday.

Ranked 53rd in the world, the second seed and defending champion Wang made it to the finals after defeating Chinese Taipei's in straight sets.

She had earlier beaten host Indonesia's Sutjiadi 6-4, 6-3 in the quarter-finals.

Zhang, ranked 34 in the world, had defeated India's Ankita Raina, who settled for bronze, 6-4, 7-6 (8-6) in Thursday's semi-final at the Jakabaring Sport City.

has now won a total of 122 medals, including 59 gold, 41 silver and 22 bronze, to lead the 2018

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First Published: Fri, August 24 2018. 12:10 IST