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Zheng Jie eased into the quarterfinals of the Australian Open with a straight sets win over Alona Bondarenko yesterday, her victory adding another page to China's impressive run in the women's draw.
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The 7-6, 6-4 upset over the in-form Ukrainian not only bolstered the diminutive Zheng's claims for a maiden Grand Slam, but also validated her decision to break away from China's sports system a year ago.
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"Last year was the first year I've gone it alone ... There were many things I didn't understand or know about and things weren't easy," Zheng said.
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"I think in my second year, I'm adapting to a lot."
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Zheng, along with three of China's top women players - Li Na, Peng Shuai and Yan Zi - was granted the option of leaving the system at the end of 2008 in a watershed decision by the national tennis administration.
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Leaving the regime, which most of China's top athletes are still tied to, meant keeping a lot more of her earnings but also being exposed to the realities of life on the tour - having to organize her own coaching, travel and expenses.
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It also exposed Zheng to a lot more scrutiny at home, where the Chinese Tennis Association's decision to allow the players to "fly away" has been slammed by conservative officials in China.
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The pressure may have told on Zheng, who shocked the tennis world with her run to the semifinals of Wimbledon in 2008 but could manage no more than a fourth-round finish at Melbourne Park out of the Grand Slams last year.
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China's tennis chief also weighed into the debate last year, suggesting Zheng might be better off returning to the national fold after her ranking dipped from a high 15 to outside the top 30.
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She now has her eyes on a semifinal, however, and will now need to beat in-form Maria Kirilenko, who dumped Maria Sharapova out of the first round, as World No 2 Dinara Safina pulled out of her fourth-round match against Kirilenko in the first set.
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"I think Australia is lucky for me because I won my first Grand Slam doubles title (here)," she said, referring to her 2006 victory with Yan.
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"But I think we can go further because you can see Li Na in the fourth round. I hope both of us Chinese players can be in the semifinals."
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Li, who has fared better than Zheng in her maiden year away from the state system, will play Caroline Wozniacki for a place in the quarterfinals.
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Li and Zheng's performances have no doubt thrilled fans at home but have also magnified the desultory state of the men's game with not a single Chinese man in the singles draw at Melbourne Park.
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"Yeah, it is a hard question. Everybody wants to know," Zheng said. "Maybe the men need to work harder."
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