Zheng Jie resurfacing in time for Olympics

From correspondents in Beijing, China, 12:33 PM IST If Zheng Jie thought winning two Grand Slam tennis events was tough, she now faces an even tougher job - to claim her first ever Olympic title on home soil. Zheng, who missed most of last year with an ankle injury, is a former Wimbledon and Australian Open doubles champion as well as an Asian Games doubles and singles winner. Zheng's latest success at Wimbledon has demonstrated that she is more than a doubles specialist. In the best performance by a Chinese player at a Grand Slam to date, wild card and 133rd ranked Zheng beat top seed Ana Ivanovic, 15th seed Agnes Szavay and 18th seed Nicole Vaidisova, bowing out to Serena Williams after a second set tie-break in the semi-finals. The sensational run boosted China's chances of landing tennis gold at the Games after a largely... [read full story]