Donna Vekic bests Peyton Stearns 7-5 6-4 in the 3rd round in New York on Friday. Vekic will play against Qinwen Zheng in the 4th round. The match lasted 1 hour and 30 minutes. Her best result in this event was reaching the quarter in 2019. Here you can see her history at this event.

New York
Vekic's Record

The Croatian 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, Donna will add $ 205,000 to her earnings to get in total $ 530,000 in total.

Highlights Donna Vekic vs. Peyton Stearns U.S. Open – New York

Vekic’s Interview

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Vekic
Stearns
7-5 6-4
1h:30
69
69
Total points
52
52
27
27
Winners
26
26
39%
39%
Ratio Winners
50%
50%
16
16
Unforced
28
28
36%
36%
Ratio Unforced
64%
64%
3/4
3/4
Net Approaches
5/6
5/6
75%
75%
Perc
83%
83%
-- Serve --
8
8
Aces
4
4
1
1
Double Faults
3
3
56%
56%
1st in
64%
64%
87%
87%
1st won
62%
62%
27/31
27/31
1st won
26/42
26/42
54%
54%
2nd won
46%
46%
13/24
13/24
2nd won
11/24
11/24
180
180
Fastest serve
183
183
169
169
AVG 1st Serve
148
148
144
144
AVG 2nd Serve
126
126
-- Break Points --
4/7
4/7
Total
2/5
2/5
57%
57%
Won
40%
40%
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At the end of the match, Vekic scored 69 points vs. the American’s 52.

Vekic

Vekic served pretty well to win 87% of the points (27/31) behind her first serve, and she won 54% points (13/24) on her second serve. Vekic was well focused in converting 57% of the break points that she procured (4/7).

Stearns

On the other side, the American was struggling to find the solution in converting her break points (only 40%2/5). That was one of the key issues for her defeat.

After this match, the head to head between Vekic and Stearns is 1-0 for Donna.

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

Vekic will face Zheng in the 4th round.

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

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

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Vekic 7-5
VekicStearns
7
5
15
0
30
0
40
0
VekicStearns
6
5
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
VekicStearns
5
5
15
0
30
0
40
0
VekicStearns
4
5
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
VekicStearns
4
4
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
VekicStearns
3
4
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
30
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
VekicStearns
3
3
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
VekicStearns
2
3
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
VekicStearns
1
3
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
VekicStearns
1
2
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
VekicStearns
1
1
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
VekicStearns
0
1
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
40
40
40
A

Vekic conquered the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after conceding her serve in the 4th (1-3) game, The Croatian broke back in the 5th (2-3) and in the 11th (6-5) game to win the set 7-5.

The Croatian converted 40% of her break points (2/5). She had 5 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40 and 30-40), the 5th (1-3 40-A) and the 11th game (5-5 0-40 and 15-40). In addition on the other side, Peyton converted 25% of her break points (1/4). She had her opportunities in the 4th

(2-1 0-40 and 15-40) and the 5th game (3-2 15-40 and 30-40).

They played 72 points. Vekic won 8 points more than the American (40-32). Vekic lost 9 points on serve (22-9). on the other side of the court, Stearns conceded 18 points on serve (23-18).

2nd Set -
Vekic 6-4
VekicStearns
6
4
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
VekicStearns
5
4
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
VekicStearns
4
4
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
VekicStearns
4
3
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
VekicStearns
4
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
VekicStearns
3
2
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
VekicStearns
3
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
VekicStearns
2
1
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
VekicStearns
2
0
15
0
30
0
40
0
VekicStearns
1
0
15
0
30
0
40
0

Vekic started off on the right foot in the set after breaking Peyton Stearns in the 1st game (1-0). Yet, that wasn’t sufficient for the Croatian to win the set because Stearns succeeded in breaking back in the 8th

(4-4) game. Vekic kept her focus to break Stearns in the 9th (5-4) game before winning the set (6-4).

Donna was flawless in converting all her break points in the 1st (0-0 0-40) and the 9th game (4-4 30-40). On the other side, the American was clinical in converting the only break point that she conquered in the 8th game (3-4 30-40).

They contested 49 points. The Croatian was the one to win the set after conquering 9 more points than the American (29-20). Donna surrendered 6 points on serve (18-6). on the other side of the net, the American conceded 11 points on serve (14-11).

1st
Vekic
Stearns
7-5
7
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
3
1
3
1
2
1
1
0
1
2nd
Vekic
Stearns
6-4
6
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
2
3
2
3
1
2
1
2
0
1
0

Tennis Scores at the U.S. Open

  • Paula BadosaBadosaElena Gabriela RuseGabriela Ruse (4-6 6-1 7-68)
  • Emma NavarroNavarroMarta KostyukKostyuk (6-4 4-6 6-3)
  • Qinwen ZhengZhengJule NiemeierNiemeier (6-2 6-1)
  • Elise MertensMertensMadison KeysKeys (6-75 7-5 6-4)
  • Cori GauffGauffElina SvitolinaSvitolina (3-6 6-3 6-3)
  • Donna VekicVekicPeyton StearnsStearns (7-5 6-4)
  • Yafan WangWangVictoria AzarenkaAzarenka (6-4 3-6 6-1)

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