London, June 15 -- China's Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen ended her journey at the Queen's Club Championships as the world No. 5 lost to American Amanda Anisimova 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 in the women's singles semifinals here.
The 22-year-old Zheng was obviously not in her best form as she not only struggled in her first serves but also made many unforced errors on Saturday.
Although she managed to level the match while world No. 15 Anisimova also struggled in her own serving games in the second set, the top seed of the WTA 500 grass-court event was not good enough to outplay Anisimova.
"I have to say that I could not concentrate on playing but worried about my shoes," revealed Zheng, who changed her shoes in the sixth game of the deciding set. ...