Zheng Jie defeats Ana Ivanovic at Wimbledon

Chinese tennis player Zheng Jie, ranked #133 in the world, defeated Top seed and French Open champion Ana Ivanovic today. Since she did not play last year after injuring her ankle, Zheng Jie entered Wimbledon as a wildcard. Zheng Jie is first Asian player to defeat a world's #1 in a Grandslam event. The 24 year old convincing defeated Ana Ivanovic 6-1, 6-4.

Previously, Zheng Jie has won 11 doubles titles and three career singles titles. She reached a career high singles ranking of #27 in 2006. You can catch more Zheng Jie at Wimbledon and on China's Olympic team. She will play singles and doubles for China at the Beijing Olympics in August. (That's a whole lot of tennis for her!!)

Zheng Jie interview after defeating Ana Ivanovic