Zheng Qinwen reversed Sviatk and advanced to the quarterfinals of the US Open, tying his personal best record

China News Service, New York, September 7th. In the fourth round of the women's singles match at the 2026 US Open in New York on the 7th local time, Chinese player Zheng Qinwen overcame a 0:5 deficit in the first set and finally defeated the six-time Grand Slam women's singles champion and Polish star Sviatek 7:5, 6:3, advancing to the quarterfinals of the US Open women's singles for the third time in his career.

Zheng Qinwen and Sviatek have played against each other eight times before. Zheng Qinwen's only victory was in the women's singles semifinals of the 2024 Paris Olympics. She defeated the then world number one Sviatek 2:0, reached the final, and finally won the championship, becoming the first Asian athlete to win an Olympic tennis singles gold medal. In the past five encounters between the two on hard courts, Zheng Qinwen has not won a single victory.

In this game, Sviatek broke two consecutive games in the opening game and gained a 5:0 lead. Zheng Qinwen saved the set point in the seventh and ninth games and broke his opponent's serve twice. In the end, he won seven games in a row and won the first set 7:5. In the second set, both sides maintained serve. Zheng Qinwen took the lead in breaking serve in the seventh game, and then broke again at the end of the set. He won the set 6:3 and a big score of 2:0. He defeated Sviatek on a hard court for the first time in his career and tied his best result at the US Open.

On the 5th local time, Zheng Qinwen staged a shocking reversal in the game, winning seven consecutive games after falling behind 0:5 in the final set, and eliminated American player Keith with a big score of 2:1.

Regarding coming back from 0:5 behind to win two consecutive games, Zheng Qinwen said after the game on the 7th: "I focused on playing every point, gradually improving my condition and finding my touch. There was a moment in the first set when I even forgot about the score. I just want to say that the 'comeback' from 0:5 in the last game was not due to luck."

Talking about the reasons for defeating his old rival, Zheng Qinwen said: "I tried to hit more flat shots from the baseline because her ball had heavy topspin, which made me uncomfortable. I tried to strengthen my attack and try to deal with her as much as possible. I am very happy to win in the end because it is not easy, and I haven't won against the top ten in the world for a while."

At this US Open, Zheng Qinwen, who broke through the qualifying rounds, has won seven consecutive games. In the next round, she will compete with the tournament's No. 2 seed and Australian Open champion Rybakina for a spot in the semi-finals.

In the third round of women's doubles that day, the Chinese combination Jiang Xinjue/Zhang Shuai, seeded No. 7 in the tournament, defeated Kato Miwei/Wu Fangxian 6:4, 7:6(6) and advanced to the quarterfinals. (over)