Zheng Jie lost good opportunities in her lucky land and was defeated by her old rival, failing to advance to the women's singles 32-strong due to two consecutive lost rounds.

The 16th seed of the tournament, Chinese player Zheng Jie, fought hard for 1 hour and 39 minutes, but lost two consecutive sets to her old rival, Slovakia's "long-legged beauty" Hantuchova, thus again failing to pass the second round of singles in Grand Slam events following her early exit in French Open. She has become the first player eliminated in the British Open among the Chinese team.