At the 2024 US Open Round 3 press conference, Donna Vekic discussed her hard-fought victory over Peyton Stearns, acknowledging the challenges of adjusting to Stearns’s powerful game. She expressed her enjoyment of the New York crowd and shared her thoughts on the differences between playing on fast hardcourts and grass.
Vekic also reflected on her recent successes, attributing her consistent performances to motivation and improved confidence. Looking ahead to her upcoming match against Qinwen Zheng, Vekic acknowledged their past encounter in the Olympic gold medal match and Zheng’s impressive form. She expressed her determination to prepare well and execute a good tactic with her team, sharing her experience of the mental preparation for the gold medal match.
Vekic discussed the challenges of facing Qinwen’s powerful serve and aggressive play and her goal to make her move and open up the court. Despite the difficulty of achieving a Grand Slam title, Vekic shared her belief that she has a chance to win the US Open.
Vekic at the U.S. Open, ranking, and results in 2024
Now ranked no.24, the Croatian achieved a 30-17 record in 2024. Donna is playing at the moment at the U.S. Open where she beat the world no.147 Kimberly Birrell 6-4 6-4, the world no.70 Greetje Minnen 7-5 6-1 and the world no.47 Peyton Stearns 7-5 6-4.
Donna Vekic will compete against the world no.7 Qinwen Zheng in the 4th round. Their current record is 2-1 for Zheng.
Vekic reached the final in Bad Homburg (Bad Homburg Open) and in Paris (Olympics).
Vekic won 4 titles in her career: 2 on hard courts, 1 on indoor courts and 1 on grass courts. (See the list of her titles)
Peyton Stearns in 2024
Ranked world no.47, Stearns played her last match on the 30th of August when she lost to world no.24 Donna Vekic 7-5 6-4 in the 3rd round of the U.S. Open (draw).
Currently, during this season Peyton has a compiled 23-21 match record. The American clinched 1 title in Rabat.
Donna Vekic and Peyton Stearns clashed against each other just once. Their actual head to head record is 1-0 for Vekic.
