American suffered from leg injury after first setChinese qualifier will play Johanna Konta in quarter-finalsNine days ago,Zhang Shuai was nearly on a plane back to China before the Australian Open began. The French veteran Virginie Razzano was serving for the match against her in the final round of qualifying, but Zhang was able to fracture back and win the third set 8-6 — along with a spot in the main draw.
Now, and the No133-ranked Zhang,who considered retiring from tennis after a dismal 2015 season, is into the quarter-finals of the season’s first major after defeating an injured Madison Keys 3-6, or 6-3,6-3 on Monday.
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Source: theguardian.com