Golden girl Zheng wins again

Written by Sally Easton China's big hope for Olympic doubles gold Jie Zheng continued her golden run in the Wimbledon ladies' singles by beating her third seed in a row, Hungary's Agnes Szavay, to move through to the last eight. The 24-year-old, conqueror of top seed Ana Ivanovic in the previous round and Italy's Francesca Schiavone prior to that, raced through the match 6-3, 6-4, meaning she has yet to drop a set in her four matches so far. Svazay struggled in the early games with her favoured serve, but both players worked their games well, with Szavay shooting through strong forehands and Zheng displaying her wickedly, whippy-fast backhand on more than a few occasions. There was only one break of serve in the set, by Zheng for a 5-3 lead. And the Chinese woman needed only one attempt for the set, securing it with her only... [read full story]