Zheng Qinwen continued her impressive surge at the US Open, defeating former champion Iga Swiatek to secure a spot in the quarter-finals. The 23-year-old Chinese player, who is the reigning Olympic champion, overcame a 5-0 deficit in the opening set—a feat she also achieved during her third-round victory against Madison Keys on Saturday. After that initial struggle, Zheng dominated the remainder of the match on Arthur Ashe Stadium, winning 13 of the following 16 games to clinch a 7-5, 6-3 victory.
This performance is a significant milestone for Zheng, who previously held a world ranking of four but fell outside the top 100 following elbow surgery in July 2025. Her current seven-match winning streak in New York, which began in the qualifying rounds, is expected to propel her back toward the top 50 rankings. Reflecting on her momentum, Zheng noted, “The more matches I play, the more rhythm I have on court.” She added that she felt energized rather than fatigued, stating, “People have asked me if I’m tired and when I arrived I was not tired at all. I felt really pumped for my match, trying to reach better levels here and enjoy this fantastic stadium.”
The match turned in the seventh game of the second set when Zheng utilized a powerful backhand return to break Swiatek’s serve. She secured another break two games later to seal the result against the eighth-seeded Polish star. Zheng is now set to face second seed Elena Rybakina in the quarter-finals, who advanced after a decisive win over former champion Naomi Osaka.
In other tournament developments, Mirra Andreeva, the reigning French Open champion, successfully reached the last eight in New York for the first time. She overcame a one-set deficit to defeat Anastasia Potapova of Austria. The report also notes that this latest win – her seventh in a row in New York having come through three rounds of qualifying – will put her back to the brink of the top 50.
