Zheng
Jul 1 2008, AP

For at least the next few days, tennis on grass is going to be a lot more popular in China than tennis on a table.Zheng Jie became the first Chinese player to reach the semifinals of a Grand Slam tournament Tuesday, beating Nicole Vaidisova 6-2, 5-7, 6-1.

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