Iga Swiatek vs Qinwen ZhengUS Open Round of 16

US Open · WTA · Round of 16
#8WTA
2064ELO
2022Hard ELO
$2.2MYTD
25 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWLWWWWWW
0 — 2
Sets
Monday, 7 September 2026 ·
hard
Arthur Ashe Stadium · 2nd on
#121WTA
1852ELO
1832Hard ELO
$283kYTD
23 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWWWLLLW
Swiatek I.
5-7 3-6
Zheng Q.
Swiatek I.
530
Zheng Q.
762

Qinwen Zheng defeated Iga Swiatek in the Round of 16 at the US Open, advancing with a 7-5, 6-3 victory. Zheng hit one ace and one double fault, while converting 43% of her break points and securing three service breaks. Swiatek finished with no aces and two double faults, converting 40% of her break points and securing two service breaks.

Generated automatically from Umpiry match data.

Around the match

  • Zheng produced a stunning comeback from 5-0 down in the third set against Keys, becoming the lowest-ranked singles player (No. 121) to reach the US Open Round of 16.

    Umpiry summary — not a quote

    Zheng Q.WTA Tennis
  • I didn't have good timing. I wasn't hitting the ball right. It's tough to get over that when it happens. And maybe I could have played safer or something, but I also didn't feel like I had space with Qinwen to do that.

    Swiatek I.WTA Tennis

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Key context

  • Match story: Qinwen Zheng closed it out in two sets, 7–5 6–3.

Head to head

71
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-03-05Indian WellsQFhardIga Swiatek6-3 6-3
2024-07-29Paris OlympicsSFclayQinwen Zheng6-2 7-5
2024-02-19DubaiQFhardIga Swiatek6-3 6-2
2024-01-01United CupQFhardIga Swiatek6-2 6-3
2023-08-14CincinnatiR16hardIga Swiatek3-6 6-1 6-1
2023-04-17StuttgartR16clayIga Swiatek6-1 6-4
2022-10-10San DiegoR16hardIga Swiatek6-4 4-6 6-1
2022-05-23Roland GarrosR16clayIga Swiatek6-7 6-0 6-2

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
63%
56%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
67%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
49%
Service points won·Even
61%
63%
Return points won·Slight edge
49%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
54%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.4
9.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.2
4.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (35 vs 22). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
96
91
Break points saved·Even
87
86
Break points won·Even
100
98
Deciding sets·Even
95
99
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
98
88

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Win Probability

Pre-match · updated 14:50 UTC
Swiatek I.77%
Zheng Q.23%
Toss-up
50–58%
Slight edge
58–67%
Clear favourite
67–80%
Strong favourite
80%+

Clear favourite · Swiatek I. clearly ahead, but no certainty

Calibrated model · 65% favourite accuracy (2025–26, out-of-sample). Probability is a statistical estimate, not a certainty. How it works.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
8.1
Dominant favouriteUmpiry Score
5.7
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
7.4+190 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
2.6Hard Elo 1832
7.6Overall Elo 2064
ELO gap
2.4Overall Elo 1852
8.2Leads 3–0 on hard
H2H
1.8Trails 0–3 on hard
8.99 of last 10 on hard
Surface form
7.87 of last 10 on hard
7.03-match win streak
Win streak
9.06-match win streak
Fatigue & Travel
3-set count
0.04 three-setters in 14 days
Context
7.0Reached the quarters here last year
Defending pts
5.0Didn't play here last year
5.0Opponent hot: 7 of last 10
Opponent rise

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Slight edge
73
62

Swiatek I.: 2 days rest · 3 matches, 64 games (7d) · Zheng Q.: 2 days rest · 3 matches, 78 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
27°CClear
Wind 14 km/hHumidity 30%

Draw