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Zheng's Record-Breaking Win

CosmicTaco · 2024-09-02T17:19:25.985358+05:30

- **Zheng Qinwen** reached the US Open quarter-finals by defeating **Donna Vekic** in a match that ended at 2:15 a.m., setting a record for the latest finish in a women's match at the tournament. - Zheng, seeded seventh, won 7-6 (7/2), 4-6, 6-2 against the 24th-ranked Croatian, whom she also defeated at the Paris Olympics four weeks ago. - The early morning finish surpassed the previous record of 2:13 a.m., set in 2021 when **Maria Sakkari** beat **Bianca Andreescu**. - Zheng, a powerful 21-year-old, is only the second Chinese woman to reach the US Open quarter-finals twice, following **Li Na**'s achievements in 2009 and 2013. - In the next round, Zheng will face world number two **Aryna Sabalenka**, who previously defeated her in the quarter-finals last year and in the final of the Australian Open in January.

Zheng Qinwen reached the US Open quarter-finals by defeating Donna Vekic in a match that ended at 2:15 a.m., setting a record for the latest finish in a women's match at the tournament.
Zheng, seeded seventh, won 7-6 (7/2), 4-6, 6-2 against the 24th-ranked Croatian, whom she also defeated at the Paris Olympics four weeks ago.
The early morning finish surpassed the previous record of 2:13 a.m., set in 2021 when Maria Sakkari beat Bianca Andreescu.
Zheng, a powerful 21-year-old, is only the second Chinese woman to reach the US Open quarter-finals twice, following Li Na's achievements in 2009 and 2013.
In the next round, Zheng will face world number two Aryna Sabalenka, who previously defeated her in the quarter-finals last year and in the final of the Australian Open in January.