Zheng Qinwen Reaches US Open Third Round as 3 Men's Seeds Crash Out
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Updated · China.org · Sep 4
Zheng Qinwen Reaches US Open Third Round as 3 Men's Seeds Crash Out
3 articles · Updated · China.org · Sep 4
Summary
6-4, 2-6, 6-1 sent Zheng Qinwen past Yulia Putintseva and into the US Open third round, her first trip that far at a Grand Slam in 15 months.
The reigning Olympic champion earned her first win over Putintseva in three meetings, then lay on the court in tears after ending a run of two straight Grand Slam losses.
Three seeded men exited Thursday: No. 3 Felix Auger-Aliassime retired physically in a four-set loss to Karen Khachanov, No. 6 Alex de Minaur fell in straight sets, and No. 13 Lorenzo Musetti lost after taking the first set.
Zheng next faces No. 22 Madison Keys for a place in the fourth round, while top men's seed Alexander Zverev survived another five-set test and Taylor Fritz cruised by dropping only two games.