Wimbledon 2008: Jie Zheng belies her stature

Wimbledon 2008: Jie Zheng belies her stature By Tom Cary Appearances, so the saying goes, can be deceptive. But no one should be surprised that China's Jie Zheng has eased into the ladies' quarter-finals, a 6-3, 6-4 winner over Hungary's Agnes Szavay yesterday. Zheng, a wild card, might struggle to see over the net cord from the baseline - standing 5ft 4in tall - but the world No 133 is no mug on a grass court. She won the women's doubles here in 2006 and is yet to drop a set in this year's singles; a run that has seen her destroy world No 1 Ana Ivanovic and Britain's Elena Baltacha. Zheng's small frame belies a powerful all-court game and yesterday she peppered the 15th seed with some ferocious forehand drives. She is now big news at home, where she is heavily backed to win the Olympic gold in the doubles this summer. "Of... [read full story]