Zheng Qinwen Erases Another 5-0 Deficit and Beats Iga Swiatek to Reach the US Open Quarterfinals
- On Monday, Chinese qualifier Zheng Qinwen upset No. 8 seed Iga Swiatek 7-5, 6-3 at the U.S. Open, overcoming a 0-5 opening-set deficit to reach the quarter-finals at Flushing Meadows.
- This victory marks Zheng's second consecutive match recovering from a 5-0 hole, following a similar comeback against American Madison Keys in the third round two days earlier.
- Zheng, the reigning Olympic champion, fell outside the world's top 100 after 2025 elbow surgery, becoming the first qualifier to reach the quarter-finals since Emma Raducanu in 2021.
- Swiatek left the court in tears following the upset, while Zheng advances to face either Naomi Osaka or Elena Rybakina in the quarter-finals.
- Dismissing suggestions of luck, Zheng stated, "I guess to come back 0-5 yesterday is not lucky, that's all I can say." Her refusal to attribute the win to chance demonstrates deliberate focus.
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Ex-Wimbledon champion leaves US Open court in floods of tears after suffering major upset
Ex-Wimbledon champion Iga Swiatek left her US Open fourth-round contest in tears after suffering a major upset to Zheng Qinwen.Swiatek was flying in the opening set, taking a 5-0 lead, but endured an incredible collapse, losing 7-5.Everything changed in the sixth game when Zheng broke Swiatek's serve and launched a stunning run of seven consecutive games to snatch the set from the 2022 US Open champion's grasp.With the momentum firmly in her fav…
Le Journal de Montreal
Le Journal de QuebecThe six-time major tournament winner was overturned by China's Zheng Qinwen as she led 5-0 in the first round.
Zheng, the Olympic champion at the 2024 Paris Games, continues to dazzle in her return to New York after a serious elbow injury that has dropped her to 121st in the world rankings. At the US Open, she needed to win three qualifying matches, but once in the main draw, she has already eliminated two Grand Slam champions. First, on Saturday, she dispatched local favorite Madison Keys, the 2025 Australian Open champion, coming back from a 5-0 defic…
Radio France Internationale
Zheng shocks Swiatek in another incredible US Open comeback
It was another gritty win for the Chinese star, a former world number four now ranked 121st in the wake of elbow surgery last year. Zheng won the last seven games to stun Madison Keys in her previous match. After falling behind 5-0 in the first set against Swiatek she again reeled off seven straight. She broke the Polish star twice in the second set to clinch the win over the player she beat in the gold medal match in Paris two years ago. "I gue…
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