Qinwen Zheng vs Elena Rybakina | Elena Rybakina Wins 3-6 6-1 6-4

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US OpenQuarter-finalHardWed 9 Sept · 11:30Final

Qinwen ZhengWTA #23 · CHN

Elena Rybakina(2)WTA #1 · KAZ

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Elena Rybakina advanced to the US Open semifinals by defeating Qinwen Zheng in the quarterfinals. The match ended with a score of 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 in Rybakina's favor.

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Key context

Match story: Elena Rybakina dropped the opening set before beating Qinwen Zheng 3–6 6–1 6–4.

How the match was decided

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Rybakina E. came through in three sets, with three breaks of serve.

Breaks of serveRybakina E. 3 · Zheng Q. 1

Turning points

When the match moved

Set 15–3BreakZheng Q. · Broke, never broken back
Set 20–2BreakRybakina E. · Broke, never broken back
Set 34–5BreakRybakina E. · Broke, never broken back

Serve flowZheng Q. broken 3 times · Rybakina E. broken once.

Hold to love/15
Hold to 30
Hold to 40 / deuce
Broken
Result unknown

Zheng Q.

10/13Rybakina E.

12/13

Set 1Set 2Set 3

Match momentum

Whole matchZheng Q.Rybakina E.

Late momentumRybakina E.44

4Last 12 points8

10Last 3 games11

1/4Break points3/13

Break of serve

Match statistics

Zheng Q.Rybakina E.

Serve

77% · 10/13Service games held92% · 12/13

Return

1Breaks of serve3

Common opponents

10 shared · last 12 months

All 10 opponents →

Zheng Q. and Rybakina E. faced 10 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Zheng Q. went 4–6 (40%) against them, Rybakina E. 11–7 (61%). Rybakina E. came out better against 4 of 9 comparable opponents, Zheng Q. against 1 — though 1 of those edges carries caveats (retirement).

4–640%Zheng Q. · better vs 1Record vs common opponents11–761%Rybakina E. · better vs 4

Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines

9–13Sets24–15

100–107Games195–159

0–1Tiebreaks1–1

1–1Deciding sets2–1

vs Sabalenka A.#2L3-6 4-6Miami · hardL4-6 3-6Miami · hard
vs Noskova L.#8L4-6 6-3 0-3Beijing · hardW6-3 6-4Wuhan · hard
vs Swiatek I.#9W7-5 6-3US Open · hardL1-4Cincinnati · hard

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vs Eala A.#19L6-4 4-6 1-6Washington · hardL5-7 4-6Berlin · grass
vs Sakkari M.#35W4-6 6-4Nottingham · grassW6-4 6-1Rome · clay
vs Gibson T.#41L3-6Nottingham · grassW6-2 6-2Miami · hard
vs Putintseva Y.#79W6-4 2-6 6-1US Open · hardW6-3 6-3Miami · hard
vs Ruzic A.#93L4-6 5-7Indian Wells · hardL7-5 4-6 0-1Dubai · hard
vs Bouzas Maneiro J.#99W7-5 6-1Athens · hardW6-2 6-4US Open · hard
vs Cristian J.#61Hard to compareL4-6 6-7(4)London · grassW6-4 6-3Wuhan · hard

Head-to-head

6 meetings · Rybakina E. leads 5–1

Full H2H →

Hard: Rybakina E. leads 3–1 · Clay: Rybakina E. leads 1–0 · Grass: Rybakina E. leads 1–0

Rybakina E.September 2026US OpenThis matchHard6-3 1-6 4-6
Rybakina E.April 2026MadridClay4-6 6-4 6-3
Rybakina E.February 2026DohaHard4-6 6-2 7-5
Zheng Q.November 2024Riyadh FinalsHard7-6 3-6 6-1
Rybakina E.October 2023BeijingHard6-1 6-2

Draw

Closing odds

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Player context

Before the match

Zheng Q.Rybakina E.2 103ELO2 2612 026Hard ELO2 1739–1Last 108–223Age27178 cmHeight184 cmRightPlaysRightCareer $12.4M2026 $2.5MEarningsCareer $35.4M2026 $10.9M

Match info

Started11:30 local

Cite this

Elena Rybakina beat Qinwen Zheng 6-3 1-6 4-6. Umpiry, "Qinwen Zheng vs Elena Rybakina — US Open Quarter-final", https://umpiry.com/match/2026-09-09/rybakina-vs-zheng-us-open-qf?utm_source=cite (as of 9 September 2026).