China's Zheng Qinwen reaches US Open quarter-finals at 02:15am on Monday in a record late finish for a women's match in the tournament.
Zheng Qinwen is only the second Chinese woman to appear in two quarter-finals of the US Open after Li Na in 2009 and 2013China's Zheng Qinwen reached the US Open quarter-finals at 02:15am on Monday in a record late finish for a women's match at the tournament.
Seventh-seed Zheng defeated Croatian Donna Vekic 7-6 4-6 6-2 to beat the previous record of 02:13am from 2021, when Maria Sakkari beat Bianca Andreescu in a last-16 tie.The late finish drew criticism from 2012 US Open champion Andy Murray, who said the scheduling was "amateurish" and "a total mess", calling for the Grand Slam organisers to "sort it out".
Speaking after the match, Zheng said: "I like to play in the night session. Here in New York it's my first time.Recent late finishes at the French Open and Australian Open have been criticised by players. In January, the ATP and WTA Tours jointly brought in a new rule which means no matches can start after 11pm.defence endBritain's three-time Grand Slam winner Andy Murray has been vocal about late finishes, having played till 4am at the Australian Open in January 2023.on Monday morning following Zheng's victory, Murray wrote: "The tennis scheduling situation is a total mess. It looks so amateurish having matches going on at 2,3, 4am. Sort it out.
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