Olympics: Zvonareva downs Li to claim tennis bronze

Monday, 18 August 2008

BEIJING - Vera Zvonareva of Russia beat China's Li Na 6-0, 7-5 to claim the bronze medal in the Olympic Games tennis women's singles competition on Sunday.

The result guarantees Russia the first tennis podium sweep in 100 years with Dinara Safina and Elena Dementieva contesting the final.

China collected their second consecutive women's doubles medal when Yan Zi and Zheng Jie beat Ukrainian sisters Alona and Kateryna Bondarenko 6-2, 6-2. Li Ting and Sun Tiantian won gold at Athens 2004.