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Zheng in Wimbledon Quarterfinals

Monday, 30th June 2008 ~ Maggie ~ Link ~ Comments (0)

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Zheng Jie is making history and showing some Olympic promise with her play at Wimbledon this week. After shocking tournament top seed and world No. 1 Ana Ivanovic, Zheng today dispatched Ana Szavay to become the second Chinese woman to make it to the Wimbledon quarterfinals. Zheng won in two sets, 6-3, 6-4, showing the same calm confidence she was praised for after her match with Ivanovic.

Zheng was the less powerful player in the match, giving up six miles per hour on her serve and notching only two aces to Szavay's five. But she was patient, precise and unflappable, coming back from a 4-1 deficit to win the second set. On the last point of the match, she volleyed her opponent deep into her forehand corner before laying a hard shot to Szavay's backhand side.

Zheng's next opponent will be determined in a match between Anna Chakvetadze and Nicole Vaidisova. The only other remaining Chinese player, Peng Shuai, was eliminated yesterday.

Related:Zheng Bounces French Open Champ from Wimbledon
Link: Eastern promise (from Wimbledon.org)

Image: Wimbledon.org

Tags: tennis, Wimbledon, Zheng Jie

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