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Zheng Qinwen's remarkable US Open run came to an end in the women's singles quarterfinals, where the qualifier was edged out in a comeback by second seed Elena Rybakina. Rybakina will rise to world No.1 next week.
Zheng Qinwen delivered a second straight 'let five chase seven' miracle. In the early hours of September 8 Beijing time, she again erased a 0-5 deficit to beat eighth-seeded former world No.1 Swiatek 7-5, 6-3 in the US Open fourth round, reaching the quarterfinals for the third time.
In the early hours of September 6 Beijing time, Zheng Qinwen staged a stunning comeback in the US Open third round, beating world No.22 American Keys 1-6, 7-6, 7-5 to reach the round of 16 — after trailing 0-5 in the deciding set before winning seven straight games.
Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen moved into the US Open women's singles round of 32, battling past Putintseva 6-4, 2-6, 6-1 in the second round for her fifth consecutive win.
In the early hours of September 3 Beijing time, Chinese player Bu Yunchaokete swept Spain's Hodar, the No.13 seed and world No.13, 6-2, 6-1, 6-1 in the US Open men's singles first round to reach the second round.
Zheng Qinwen battled back to beat 16-year-old Lutova 2-1, snapping her rival's nine-match winning streak and claiming a long-awaited Grand Slam main-draw victory.
A gripping German Cup round-of-16 tie ended in heartbreak for the reigning champions as Borussia Düsseldorf fell 1-3 to Ochsenhausen, with Fan Zhendong losing a five-game thriller to Shunsuke Togami.