US Open: Zheng in 5-0 comeback; Gauff, Rybakina, Zverev also in quarters
Zheng Qinwen beats Iga Swiatek; Coco Gauff, Elena Rybakina also reach quarterfinals. Alexander Zverev through in men's.
Home favourite Coco Gauff and world number two Elena Rybakina sailed into the US Open quarterfinals, while China’s Zheng Qinwen mounted another extraordinary fightback to upset six-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek.
Top seed Alexander Zverev beat Italian Luciano Darderi 6-2, 6-2, 7-6(3) at Arthur Ashe Stadium. The German was surprised to finish before midnight after coming through a couple of five-setters earlier in the tournament.
“I think after 10 hours on court, I just maybe found my rhythm a little bit better, which is helpful because the first two matches were really not [at a] great level,” Zverev said after his win late on Monday.
The win was another encouraging sign for Rybakina, who had arrived in New York with questions over her fitness after retiring from the Cincinnati Open in the build-up to the tournament.