Keys: 'I Felt Like I Couldn't Play Tennis'
Zheng Qinwen rallied from 0-5 down in the third set and won the last seven games to extend her unlikely US Open run.
- On Saturday at the US Open, qualifier Zheng Qinwen staged a remarkable comeback to defeat American Madison Keys 1-6, 7-6, 7-5, overcoming a 0-5 deficit in the deciding set.
- The Olympic gold medallist from China is returning to form following a lengthy recovery from elbow surgery last year, having felt she 'forgot how to compete' during her enforced absence.
- Keys squandered a 5-0 lead in the third set, admitting she felt 'scared' and as though 'I couldn't play tennis anymore,' while Zheng won seven consecutive games to clinch the match.
- Following the dramatic victory, Zheng donated $150,000 to Nepal-Tibet disaster relief, stating, "Finally one time a bit of luck is on my side."
- The 23-year-old will next face either Iga Swiatek or Czech Marie Bouzkova as she continues her remarkable return to form after her injury setback.
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Madison Keys suffers dramatic collapse as Zheng Qinwen stage
Madison Keys squandered a 5-0 final-set lead and a match point in a stunning U.S. Open loss to Zheng Qinwen, deepening American tennis woes as critics question the mental resilience needed at the sport’s top tier. On Saturday at Flushing Meadows, 22nd-seeded Madison Keys, a former U.S. Open finalist and one of America’s top tennis […]
Madison Keys’ U.S. Open Collapse Offers a Lesson in Winning and Losing – The American Spectator | USA News and Politics
Win some, lose some: folk wisdom. Madison Keys puts it this way: “I think my level dropped, and she started to play better.” Miss Keys was referring to a blown lead. She was 5-0 in her third round match against Zheng Qinwen, the stakes were a place in the second week of the U.S. Open, and the 31-year old American star from Illinois and Florida, now Mrs. Bjorn Fratangelo, had match point on her racquet. Then she started winning very few, and los…
Zheng Qinwen Survived A Near Death Experience At The U.S. Open
Given that tennis is effectively professionalized, legalized psychological torture, a choke and an epic comeback often go hand-in-hand. Take, say, when Zheng Qinwen faced Madison Keys at the U.S. Open on Saturday. Zheng won a match in which she was down 6-1, 6(3)-7, 5-1 and had to save a match point on her opponent's serve. A comeback, absolutely, but also, perhaps, a choke on Key's part. So: yea or nay? If one were to point to said match to sup…
Zheng Qinwen stuns US’ Madison Keys
Zheng Qinwen won the last seven games to stun Madison Keys and reach the US Open last 16 on a Saturday of upsets that dented US hopes at Flushing Meadows. Fourth-seeded Coco Gauff battled through in straight sets, and 18-year-old US compatriot Iva Jovic held off Philippines sensation Alexandra Eala
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