The Chinese player was only able to celebrate her second consecutive quarter-final appearance at 2.15 a.m. (local time). Late as no other player has ever done before
Chinese tennis player Qinwen Zheng has won the rematch of the Olympic final from four weeks ago. The 21-year-old (No. 7) beat Croatia’s Donna Vekic (No. 24) 7:6 (7:2), 4:6, 6:2 in the round of 16 of the US Open at 2:15 a.m. (local time) – never has a women’s match in Flushing Meadows ended later. Zheng had also triumphed in Paris and celebrated her greatest career success to date with the gold medal.
New clash with Sabalenka
In the round of the last eight in New York, she will now face the top favorite Aryna Sabalenka – just like last year. Back then, however, the Belarusian had the better end (6:1, 6:4) and even made it to the final. However, despite leading the set, she was defeated by Coco Gauff from the USA
Surprising exit for defending champion Gauff
The defending 2024 champion surprisingly lost to her compatriot Emma Navarro in the round of 16. After a largely weak performance, she was defeated 3:6, 6:4, 3:6.
