This isn’t the way Puig planned her athletic career. Born in Puerto Rico before growing up in Miami, ... Monica Puig beat Angelique Kerber, who was Australian Open champion at the time, in 2016.

Puerto Rico came to a standstill in 2016 as thousands gathered to welcome the return of the nation's first ever Olympic champion, Monica Puig.

Puig is one of nine female gold medalists since the sport returned in 1988. Steffi Graf, the Williams sisters and Justine Henin headline the celebrated list. Puig is one of only three who didn’t win a ...

MADRID, Spain -- Monica Puig played her first tennis match in nearly two years and lost at the Mutua Madrid Open in the first round. And yet, the 28-year-old from Puerto Rico could not stop smiling.