Rybakina beats Osaka, faces Zheng at US Open with chance to be No. 1
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Key Points:
- Elena Rybakina defeated Naomi Osaka 6-1, 6-4 to reach the U.S. Open quarterfinals and is one win away from becoming the No. 1 ranked women’s tennis player if she beats Zheng Qinwen.
- Zheng Qinwen, the 2024 Olympic gold medalist, has made a remarkable comeback from qualifying rounds to the quarterfinals, including a win over No. 8 seed Iga Swiatek after overcoming a 5-0 deficit in the final set.
- Coco Gauff advanced to the quarterfinals by defeating Iva Jovic and will face Mirra Andreeva, who won her match despite helping an injured opponent during the final game.
- On the men’s side, Botic van de Zandschulp won a grueling five-set match lasting over five hours to reach the quarterfinals, where he will face top seed Alexander Zverev.
- Alexander Blockx made history as the first Belgian man to reach the U.S. Open quarterfinals after beating Francisco Cerundolo, joining other American men like Ben Shelton and Carlos Alcaraz in the final eight.
