China won their first Olympic tennis medal on Sunday when Li Ting and Sun Tian Tian won the women’s doubles tournament.
The Chinese rolled over Conchita Martinez and Virginia Ruano Pascual 6-3 6-3 on centre court.
While for the Chinese, victory meant a first Olympic medal in the sport for their nation, defeat for Martinez left her still hankering for gold.
The former Wimbledon singles champion has a doubles silver medal from Barcelona in 1992 and a bronze from Atlanta in 1996 - both won with Arantxa Sanchez Vicario.
The Chinese pair had beaten Paola Suarez and Patricia Tarabini in the semi-finals. The Argentines went on to win bronze.
In a curious twist, Spain's Ruano Pascual and Argentina's Suarez are the world's top-ranked doubles pair while Martinez and Tarabini also competed as a winning doubles pair for many years.
Filed by Johnny Proby
