By Janina Nuno Rios
TOP MEN’S MATCH: ZVEREV V VAN DE ZANDSCHULP Rybakina can move to the top of the rankings by reaching the semi-finals but standing in her way is the tournament’s comeback queen Zheng Qinwen, who has fought back from two 0-5 deficits in the previous rounds and a match point down to reach the last eight as a qualifier. TOP WOMEN’S MATCH: RYBAKINA V ZHENG The 23-year-old fought back from 0-5 against Madison Keys, saving a match point before securing victory, then rallied from the same deficit again on Monday against six-times major winner Iga Swiatek to prevail 7-5 6-3.
“She definitely found her form and I feel like she’s playing now with a lot of confidence after so many wins in a row, so she’s very dangerous,” Rybakina said.
Open history. But Van de Zandschulp is coming off a marathon of his own, having saved a match point and fought back from two sets down to beat lucky loser Arthur Gea in five hours and 13 minutes, the fourth-longest match in U.S. The Dutchman is back in the quarter-finals in Flushing Meadows after his 2021 breakthrough run. Gauff brings a 10-match winning streak and 20 consecutive sets into her quarter-final against reigning French Open champion Andreeva, after making it back to the last eight in her home slam for the first time since winning the title in 2023.
“I think this is probably even better than the first quarter-final I made here,” Van de Zandschulp said.
