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28 January 2006

China's First Grand Slam

Jie Zheng and Zi Yan with their first Grand Slam cup

Twelfth seeds Zi Yan and Jie Zheng made history after beating first seeds Lisa Raymond and Samantha Stosur in an epic three-setter (2-6, 7-6, 6-3) Women's Doubles finals match yesterday. Their victory brought China its first tennis Grand Slam ever.

People have been talking about how their win would boost the tennis popularity in China. On the contrary, China has long been breeding tennis athletes like an army of Asian contenders. I believe that Zi Yan and Jie Zheng's surprising win is the first of many more to come.

(Photo from USA Today/Getty Images)

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