{
  "id": 6162893,
  "title": "Zheng Qinwen erases another 5-0 deficit and beats Iga Swiatek to reach the US Open quarterfinals",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/zheng-qinwen-erases-another-5-0-deficit-and-beats-iga-swiatek-to-6162893",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-07T19:53:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Associated Press",
    "slug": "associated-press",
    "url": "https://apnews.com/article/us-open-day-nine-results-8302b601db178083e7e4a655de6ed168"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Qinwen Zheng, a Chinese tennis player, staged an impressive comeback to defeat Iga Swiatek, a Polish competitor, in a match that took place during the fourth round of the U.S. Open tennis championships on Monday, September 7, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)\n\nThe 2024 Olympic gold medalist from China defeated the No. 8 seed Swiatek 7-5, 6-3, making her the first qualifier to reach the U.S. Open quarterfinals since Emma Raducanu's victory in 2021. This was Zheng's second consecutive match where she recovered from a 5-0 deficit.\n\nZheng's remarkable feat echoed her performance from two days prior, where she had also overcome a 5-0 deficit against Madison Keys, winning 1-6, 7-6 (3), 7-5.\n\n\"I guess to come back 0-5 yesterday is not lucky, that's all I can say,\" Zheng admitted after her match. Swiatek failed to capitalize on two set points when she was serving at 5-1, and Zheng managed to fend off another when Swiatek was leading 5-3.\n\nZheng, who has been a U.S. Open quarterfinalist in 2023 and 2024, had to go through qualifying this year after undergoing elbow surgery. Swiatek, on the other hand, had a perfect record of 7-1 against Zheng, with their last encounter being at the 2022 Olympic semifinals in Paris, where Swiatek emerged victorious.\n\nZheng's next opponent in the quarterfinals could either be two-time champion Naomi Osaka or No. 2 Elena Rybakina.",
  "summary": "NEW YORK (AP) — Zheng Qinwen made a daring escape from a 5-0 deficit for the second straight match, with this comeback sending her back into the U.S. Open quarterfinals. The 2024…",
  "key_points": [
    "Zheng Qinwen defeats Iga Swiatek 7-5, 6-3 in U.S. Open quarterfinal",
    "First qualifier to reach quarterfinals since 2021",
    "Overcomes 5-0 deficit in both this match and previous one"
  ],
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        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Zheng Qinwen erases another 5-0 deficit and beats Iga Swiatek to reach the US Open quarterfinals",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/zheng-qinwen-erases-another-5-0-deficit-and-beats-iga-swiatek-to",
        "published": "2026-09-07T18:07:52.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "BBC Sport",
        "title": "Zheng stuns Swiatek after winning another set from 5-0 down",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/zheng-stuns-swiatek-after-winning-another-set-from-5-0-down",
        "published": "2026-09-07T18:31:29.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Zheng wins set from 5-0 down again to stun Swiatek",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/zheng-wins-set-from-5-0-down-again-to-stun-swiatek",
        "published": "2026-09-07T22:09:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Comeback queen Zheng reaches US Open quarter-finals, Belgian history for Blockx",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/comeback-queen-zheng-reaches-us-open-quarter-finals-belgian-history",
        "published": "2026-09-07T22:33:05.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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