Zheng will play either the third seed Emma Navarro or eighth seed Amanda Anisimova in the semi-finals, before a potential final showdown with Australian Open champion Madison Keys or German qualifier Tatjana Maria, who stunned former Wimbledon winner Elena Rybakina earlier in the afternoon.

Zheng Qinwen will now face Amanda Anisimova in the last four, after the American beat her compatriot Emma Navarro 6-3, 6-3. In another semi-final, qualifier Tatjana Maria stunned former Wimbledon cham

The British No 1 will rue missed opportunities after a 6-2 6-4 defeat to the Olympic champion, who drew the ire of west London by changing shoes and her racquet mid-game