Prior to taking Centre Court for the gold medal match of the Tokyo Olympic women's tennis singles competition, Switzerland's Belinda Bencic received a message from Swiss tennis great Roger Federer.
"It said this is the perfect day to reach my dreams," Bencic recalled hours later.
As is often the case when tennis is involved, Federer was right.
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