China hails Zheng's run as a miracle

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The 24-year-old has become a national hero after beating four seeds, including Nicole Vaidisova in yesterday's quarter-final.

Ranked 133rd in the world and only in the draw at the All England Club as a wildcard, Zheng also beat top seed Ana Ivanovic and has promised to donate a portion of her tournament prize money, which will be at least £187,500, to help the survivors of the earthquake in her homeland that killed nearly 70,000 people.

"Miracle replayed!" trumpeted Xinhua.com, while the official English language China Daily put her on the front page alongside the headline "Zheng makes history".

"Of course we're surprised by Zheng's win," said Xie Miqing of the Chinese Tennis Association. "The whole nation feels proud."

The memory of the 12 May Sichuan earthquake still resonates in China and the Beijing News emphasised Zheng's origins in its headline; "Sichuan girl rewrites history". Her home city's top paper, Chengdu Business Daily, had "Chengdu power break out".