Qinwen Zheng outpaces Niemeier in the 3rd round at the U.S. Open – U.S. OPEN RESULTS. HIGHLIGHTS, INTERVIEW

U.S. OPEN - NEW YORK DRAW AND RESULTS. Zheng trashes Niemeier to compete against Unknown Player in the 4th round

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Qinwen Zheng vs. Jule Niemeier

Qinwen Zheng thumps Jule Niemeier 6-2 6-1 in the 3rd round in New York on Friday after playing a marvellous match to square off with Donna Vekic in the 4th round. The match lasted 1 hour and 21 minutes. Her best achievement in this tournament was reaching the quarter in 2023. Here you can see her history at this event.

Zheng
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Zheng's Record

Zheng added to her prize money $ 110,000 after winning this match. She has already won $ 325,000 after this win. If she wins the next match, Zheng will add $ 205,000 to her earnings to get in total $ 530,000 in total.

Highlights Qinwen Zheng vs. Jule Niemeier U.S. Open – New York

Zheng’s Interview

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Zheng
Niemeier
Qinwen Zheng
6-2 6-1
1h:21
Jule Niemeier
57
57
Total points
35
35
21
21
Winners
9
9
37%
37%
Ratio Winners
26%
26%
9
9
Unforced
16
16
36%
36%
Ratio Unforced
64%
64%
4/5
4/5
Net Approaches
6/11
6/11
80%
80%
Perc
55%
55%
-- Serve --
7
7
Aces
2
2
3
3
Double Faults
5
5
51%
51%
1st in
44%
44%
84%
84%
1st won
47%
47%
21/25
21/25
1st won
9/19
9/19
46%
46%
2nd won
38%
38%
11/24
11/24
2nd won
9/24
9/24
181
181
Fastest serve
180
180
167
167
AVG 1st Serve
157
157
134
134
AVG 2nd Serve
136
136
-- Break Points --
5/5
5/5
Total
0/1
0/1
100%
100%
Won
0%
0%
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At the end of the match, Zheng scored 57 points vs. Niemeier’s 35.

Zheng

Qinwen served extremely well to win 84% of the points (21/25) behind her first serve. Yet she won only 46% points (11/24) on her second serve. Qinwen was stunning in converting all the break points (5/5).

Niemeier

On the other side, Niemeier wasn’t able to conquer any break point (0/1). That was one of the key issues for her loss.

After this encounter, the head to head between Zheng and Niemeier is 2-2.

Draw and next match H2H: Qinwen Zheng vs. Donna Vekic – stats

Zheng will take on Vekic in the 4th round.

This will be the 4th time that Qinwen Zheng and Donna Vekic face off. The head to head is 2-1 for Zheng (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard.

The last time that they competed against each other, Zheng won 6-2 6-3 in the final in Paris back in August 2024.

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Zheng 6-2
ZhengNiemeier
6
2
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
ZhengNiemeier
5
2
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
ZhengNiemeier
4
2
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
ZhengNiemeier
3
2
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
ZhengNiemeier
2
2
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
ZhengNiemeier
1
2
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
ZhengNiemeier
1
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
40
30
ZhengNiemeier
0
1
0
15
0
30
0
40

Zheng in this set played much better tennis than the German and without too much struggle she won 6-2 after breaking the German in the 5th (3-2) and in the 7th (5-2) game.

The German was completely outplayed in the last 5 games of the set when the score went from 1-2 to 6-2.

The Chinese was exemplary in converting all her break points in the 5th (2-2 40-A) and the 7th game (4-2 15-40). On the other side, the German wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 4th game (2-1 30-40).

They contested 55 points. Qinwen was the one to win the set after conquering 7 more points than the German (31-24). Zheng lost 11 points on serve (19-11). Regarding the other side of the net, the German conceded 12 points on serve (13-12).

2nd Set -
Zheng 6-1
ZhengNiemeier
6
1
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
ZhengNiemeier
5
1
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
40
40
A
40
ZhengNiemeier
4
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
ZhengNiemeier
3
1
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
40
30
ZhengNiemeier
2
1
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
ZhengNiemeier
2
0
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
ZhengNiemeier
1
0
15
0
30
0
40
0

Zheng took off at the beginning of the set after breaking Jule Niemeier in the 1st game (1-0). Zheng managed to boost her lead after breaking the German in the 5th (4-1) and in the 7th (6-1) game before winning the set.

The German was unable to find the solution against the opposition in the last 4 games of the set when the scoreline went from 2-1 to 6-1.

Zheng was unerring in converting all her break points in the 1st (0-0 0-40), the 4th (3-1 0-40) and the 7th game (5-1 15-40). On the other side, Zheng didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 37 points. The Chinese won 15 points more than Jule (26-11). Zheng lost 6 points on serve (13-6). on the other side of the net, the German conceded 13 points on serve (5-13).

1st
Zheng
Niemeier
6-2
6
2
5
2
4
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
1
2nd
Zheng
Niemeier
6-1
6
1
5
1
4
1
3
1
2
1
2
0
1
0
 

Tennis Scores at the U.S. Open

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  • Elise MertensMertens – Madison KeysKeys (6-75 7-5 6-4)
  • Qinwen ZhengZheng – Jule NiemeierNiemeier (6-2 6-1)
  • Paula BadosaBadosa – Elena Gabriela RuseGabriela Ruse (4-6 6-1 7-68)
  • Cori GauffGauff – Elina SvitolinaSvitolina (3-6 6-3 6-3)
  • Donna VekicVekic – Peyton StearnsStearns (7-5 6-4)
  • Yafan WangWang – Victoria AzarenkaAzarenka (6-4 3-6 6-1)

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