{
  "id": 6183176,
  "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",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-07T22:33:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/comeback-queen-zheng-strikes-again-193441608.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Zheng Qinwen stunned Iga Swiatek, beating the Pole 3-6, 7-5, 7-5, 7-5 and reach the US Open quarter-finals. This marked the first time a qualifier or lucky loser had beaten Swiatek at a Grand Slam. The Paris Olympics gold medallist and a former world number four now ranked 121st made a remarkable comeback by winning seven games in a row after dropping 5-0 in the first set. Swiatek left the Arthur Ashe Stadium in tears, reportedly attributing her defeat to the fact that coming back from 0-5 is not lucky.\n\nMeanwhile, Alexander Blockx made history for Belgium with a gritty 6-3, 4-6, 7-5, 7-5 victory over Francisco Cerundolo. The 21-year-old, who started the year outside the top 100, became the first Belgian man to reach the last eight at the US Open. If he can beat world number two Elena Rybakina in the next round, Blockx could seize the number one ranking from Aryna Sabalenka.",
  "summary": "Zheng Qinwen pulled off another US Open stunner Monday, rallying to beat Iga Swiatek and reach the quarter-finals as Alexander Blockx made history for Belgium.Zheng is the first qualifier to reach the US Open women's quarter-finals since Emma Raducanu -- who went on to win the title -- in 2021.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "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"
      },
      {
        "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"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Associated 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-6162893",
        "published": "2026-09-07T19:53:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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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  },
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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."
}