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Jie beat 18th seeded teenager Nicole Vaidisova 6-2 5-7 6-1 The remarkable Zheng Jie beat 18th seeded teenager Nicole Vaidisova 6-2 5-7 6-1 to reach the Wimbledon semifinals, where she will meet former champion Serena Williams. Zheng, who upset top seed Ana Ivanovic in the third round, broke Vaidisova twice in the opening set, both times when the Czech 19-year-old double faulted on break point. Zheng, in turn, saved six break points in the set. The Chinese, a former world number 27 who came into the tournament ranked 133 after injuries, is the first women's wildcard to reach the semifinals at Wimbledon. She dropped a set for the first time here when Vaidisova broke her for the second time in the 11th game of the second set and went on to level the match. It is a first grand slam semi-final for Zheng, whose previous best at... [read full story]
