US Open: Zheng Comes from 5-0 Down to Stun Swiatek
Zheng Qinwen won a set from 5-0 down for the second match in succession as she extended her fantastic US Open run by beating former champion Iga Swiatek to reach
Zheng Qinwen staged an incredible comeback in the US Open, overcoming a 5-0 deficit in the first set to defeat former champion Iga Swiatek and advance to the quarter-finals. The 23-year-old Chinese player, currently outside the top 100 rankings, had been struggling to regain her best form after undergoing elbow surgery in July 2025.
Zheng, who won the Olympic gold medal in 2024, dropped behind Madison Keys 5-0 in the deciding set of their third-round match but responded by winning seven straight games to secure her spot in the next round.
In the following encounter, Zheng faced Poland's eighth seed Swiatek on Arthur Ashe Stadium. Despite being 5-0 down in the opening set, Zheng turned the tide by winning 13 of the next 16 games. She broke Swiatek's serve twice, setting up a 7-5 6-3 victory and propelling her into the quarter-finals. This win marked Zheng's seventh straight triumph in New York, after coming through three rounds of qualifying.
Zheng expressed her satisfaction with her performance, noting that the more matches she plays, the more rhythm she gains on court. An interviewer asked about potential exhaustion, but Zheng insisted she arrived feeling energized and ready to reach new levels in New York. Elsewhere, French Open winner Mirra Andreeva also advanced to the last eight in New York for the first time in her career, after recovering from losing the first set to Austria's Anastasia Potapova.
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