By beating #18 seed Nicole Vaidisova, Jie Zheng is the first Chinese player to reach the semifinals of a Grand Slam tournament. She won 2 of the 3 sets (6-2, 5-7, 6-1) at Wimbledon. In her 2008 Wimbledon run, the 133rd-ranked Zheng has beaten #30 seed Dominika Cibulkova, #1 seed Ana Ivanovic, #15 seed Agnes Szavay, and #18 seed Nicole Vaidisova. (She has been on fire!!) However, her next match will be against 8-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams. They have faced each other previously in the first round at Wimbledon in 2004. Serena Williams defeated Jie Zheng in straight sets.


Good luck to Jie Zheng on Thursday.

Watch Jie Zheng interview after upsetting Nicole Vaidisova