The three-time reigning French Open champion will not play for an Olympic gold medal at Roland-Garros.
China's Zheng Qinwen upset world No. 1 Iga Swiatek of Poland 6-2, 7-5 in women's singles semifinal action on Thursday.
Zheng, the sixth seed, secured China's first-ever Olympic medal in tennis with the win.
Swiatek made 36 unforced errors, 23 more than her opponent.
Zheng was involved in a tense moment earlier in the tournament.
After the Chinese star beat Emma Navarro in the third round, the American shook her head in frustration after a short exchange with her opponent at the net, per The Athletic.
“I just told her I didn’t respect her as a competitor,” Navarro said. “I think she goes about things in a pretty cut-throat way. It makes for a locker room that doesn’t have a lot of camaraderie, so it’s tough to face an opponent like that, who I really don’t respect. But, kudos to her, she played some good tennis there at the end. She played better than me, so congrats to her.”
In the other semifinal, No. 13 seed Donna Vekic of Croatia took down Anna Karolina Schmiedlova of Slovakia 6-4, 6-0.
While the match lasted just over an hour, Vekic's dominant second set took only 24 minutes to complete.
The 28-year-old shined with six aces and 26 service winners.
The women's singles gold medal match will take place on Saturday at 6 a.m. ET / 3 a.m. PT.
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