Wimbledon 2008 Serena Williams vs. Jie Zheng: it seems almost inevitable: an All-American/All-Williams women’s singles Wimbledon 2008 finals. Thursday afternoon, this might very well become a reality. And if it does, it’ll be the third time (2002, 2003) that Serena and Venus meet in the finals at the All England Club, in Wimbledon.

The young Chinese underdog has certainly shown that her stature nowhere near resembles the size of her heart, nor the intensity of her inner fight.

In fact, in the eyes of everyone at the All England Club, Zheng has showcased that she is indeed a fine athlete with a tough never-say-die attitude.

Zheng has battled several injuries (in 2007) since her triumphant 2006 doubles win at the Championships, Wimbledon. An injury that caused her to have immediate surgery last season, and thus, fell off the world rankings radar.

Zheng has had an incredible experience in the 2008 Wimbledon thus far. After slaying the world’s No. 1 (Ana Ivanovic) in dominating fashion, Zheng has kept winning and has reached the semis at the All England Club; becoming the first Chinese (man or woman) to ever reach a Grand Slam semifinal round.

But Jie Zheng has also showed she has a huge heart off the court as well. Everyone's hearts went out to her when she announced the dedication of her prize money to the Chinese earthquake disaster relief fund.  

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