Zhang first Chinese into Wimbledon last-eight since 2013

08 Jul, 2019

LONDON: Zhang Shuai on Monday became the first Chinese woman since Li Na in 2013 to reach the Wimbledon quarter-finals.

World number 50 Zhang defeated Ukraine teenage Dayana Yastremska 6-4, 1-6, 6-2.

The 30-year-old will face either 15-year-old Coco Gauff or former world number one Simona Halep for a place in the semi-finals.

Copyright AFP (Agence France-Press), 2019

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