Oly gold medallist Zheng in Round 2
The Morning Standard|August 27, 2024
PARIS Olympics champion Zheng Qinwen rallied from a set down to beat Amanda Anisimova 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 on Monday and reach the second round of the US Open.
Oly gold medallist Zheng in Round 2

-China's Zheng, seeded seventh, next faces Erika Andreeva of Russia, who beat China's Yuan Yue 6-3, 7-6 (9/7). "Obviously she's hitting the ball really good today," Zheng said of Anisimova, who is on the upswing since returning from a mental health break in January when she was ranked 373rd in the world. A run to the final at Toronto this month saw her return to the top 50 and gain a wild card invitation into the main draw. "Every ball (from Anisimova) went inside in the beginning and I couldn't do anything," Zheng said.

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