Two sensations in tennis. What unexpected events occurred on the fourth day of the Olympics 2024?

On July 29th, the fourth day of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris concluded.

Let’s delve into the most unexpected results from the past 24 hours that could astonish sports fans!

Tennis: Which is more densational: Vekić’s victory or Schmiedlová’s win?

Finally, the Olympic tennis tournament has started to surprise us, delivering two unexpected results in one day.

World No. 2 Coco Gauff was defeated by Donna Vekić. In terms of their standings, this is a sensational result, though tennis fans might contest this.

Gauff hasn’t been showcasing her best tennis on European courts, as she typically does in the US or Australia. She is primarily a hard court player. On the other hand, Vekić is versatile and adept on any surface. Moreover, she has shown impressive form in the past two months: a final in Bad Homburg and a Wimbledon semi-final. Donna truly outplayed Coco and deservedly advanced. In the Olympic quarterfinals, the Croatian will face Marta Kostyuk from Ukraine.

The real sensation of the day in the tennis world was Anna Karolína Schmiedlová defeating Jasmine Paolini. The World No. 67 overcame the World No. 5.

Those who missed the 2024 tennis season might not find this surprising. However, Paolini has been exceptional this season: winning in Dubai, reaching the Roland Garros final, and the Wimbledon final. Plus, the Olympics are held on her favored clay courts.

Schmiedlová, at 29, has not achieved significant milestones and is gradually moving towards WTA 125 tournaments. She was expected to lose to the Italian. Nevertheless, the Slovak player triumphed in three sets. Next, Anna Karolína will face the 9th seed and Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejčíková, who had defeated Paolini in the grass-court major final.

Football: The final day of the group stage – One Sensation

Egypt defeated Spain 2:1. Essentially, Spain had already secured a playoff spot before this match, allowing them to relax against a less formidable opponent.

However, La Furia Roja likely didn’t aim to relinquish first place. As a result, the African team accumulated 7 points, surpassing Spain’s 6 points.

The odds for Spain’s victory were 1.80, while Egypt’s success stood at 5.23. Even a draw seemed more likely.

Unusual Basketball – an unusual Result

Germany’s women’s team defeated the USA 17:13! Why so few points? Because it was 3x3 basketball.

Nonetheless, this is still a surprise. Bookmakers heavily favored the Americans at 1.08, with odds for Germany exceeding 6.80! Interestingly, on July 29th, the German women’s team also unexpectedly won against Belgium in “regular” basketball, despite it being their Olympic debut. It’s a unique basketball celebration for a country that will host the next World Cup.

Only 8 countries compete in Olympic 3x3 basketball. Each team plays against every other team in the group stage. The top two teams advance to the semi-finals, while teams placed 3-6 proceed to the quarterfinals. It’s an exciting and fast-paced variant of basketball, worth watching in your spare time.

Gymnastics: Biles is impressive, but who took Silver and Bronze?

The US women’s team, led by Simone Biles, unsurprisingly won gold in the team event in artistic gymnastics at the Olympics.

However, the podium finishers surprised everyone. Italy took silver, and Brazil claimed bronze. The Brazilian team has never been on the Olympic podium before, and Italy last won a medal in this event back in 1928.