Rio gold-medalist Monica Puig falls in first round of US Open

Just over two weeks ago, Monica Puig was the talk of the tennis world, as the world No. 35 tore through the Olympic women’s singles tournament to win Puerto Rico’s first-ever gold medal.

She failed to replicate that magic Monday, though, falling 4-6, 2-6 to world No. 61 Saisai Zheng in the first round of the US Open.

Puig struggled on serve, winning just 45 percent of points on first serve and getting broken four times. She also had 28 unforced errors compared to Saisai’s 13.