Zheng wins set from 5-0 down again 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 the quarter-finals. Zheng, the reigning Olympic champion and former world number four, dropped outside the world’s top 100 earlier this year while struggling to regain […]
Zheng Qinwen stunned Iga Swiatek by winning a set from 5-0 down in their US Open quarter-final match, reaching the next round. The 23-year-old Chinese player, who had been struggling for form after elbow surgery, dropped outside the top 100 earlier this year. Swiatek, the former champion, led 5-0 in the deciding set but Zheng won seven straight games to secure her place in the quarter-finals.
The match was played at Arthur Ashe Stadium, and Zheng celebrated her seventh straight victory in New York. Her win puts her back in the top 50 rankings. Swiatek, 25, will face Elena Rybakina in the quarter-finals after the second seed defeated Naomi Osaka.
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