Zheng, ranked 121st, is the first qualifier to reach the last eight in New York since Emma Radukanu in 2021 and is in her first Grand Slam quarter-final since 2025 Roland Garros.
He is third in this tournament. She beat Russian qualifier Kristina Lutova 4-6, 6-3, 6-1, Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan 6-4, 2-6, 6-1 and American No. 22 Keys 1-6, 7-6 (3), 7-5, the latter in the first of two sets she eased on Court 0.
Asked about the progress of the restorations, he refused to accept the explanation offered for the first. “I think coming back from 0-5 yesterday is not a good thing,” he said. “That’s all I can say.”
Swiatek loses no more weight than anyone else
Sviatek was in no mood to take any further lessons after that. Asked to say how he would handle being down 5-0 and grow from it, he rejected the premise. “This is just one match. Try to play the same way as always. What do you mean? Do you think that’s some kind of crazy? You can lose a set on any score, nothing special. It just happened and that’s it.”
Zheng plays the winner of the fourth-round match between Japan’s No. 13 Naomi Osaka and Kazakhstan’s No. 2 Elena Rybakina.
US Open 2026 Women’s Singles Complete Fourth Round Schedule
A. Three (1) d. Townsend: 6-3, 6-4
L. Noskova (6) d. M. Kostyuk (11): 7-5, 5-7, 6-4
J. Pegula (3) d. S. Cirstea (16): 6-3, 6-4
E. Navarro (26) d. A. Kalinskaya (21): 6-4, 6-2
M. Andreeva (5) d. A. Potapova (24): 5-7, 6-4, 6-3
I. Jovic (14) vs C. Gauff (4) – Monday, Ashe Stadium, 19:00 session
Q Zheng (Q) d. I. Sviatek (8): 7-5, 6-3
N. Osaka (13) vs E. Rybakina (2) – Monday, Armstrong Stadium, no earlier, 14:30
