Zheng beats cough and Radwanska

Wimbledon semifinalist Zheng Jie would have regretted it if she had quit the China Open because of the cough she picked up.

The world No 30 thought about withdrawing but decided to hang in there and convincingly defeated sixth seed Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland in straight sets yesterday.

"The China Open is in my homeland, so I had to keep trying," said Zheng after the 6-2, 6-3 win.