In the early morning of September 3rd, Beijing time, US Open entered the competition on the fifth match day. In a contest in the third round of women's singles, Jinhua Zhang Shuai met Marino, ranked 106th in the world. After two sets of competition, Zhang Shuai easily swept her opponents and advanced to the top 16 of the US Open women's singles. This was the first time in her career that she advanced to the top 16 of the US Open.
In the first set, Zhang Shuai missed 5 break point opportunities in the 3rd game. In the 5th game, Zhang Shuai took the lead and succeeded in breaking serve, gaining a 3-2 lead. In the 7th game, Zhang Shuai scored 4 points in a row and broke his opponent's serve again, reaching the service-winning set at 5-2. In the 8th game, Zhang Shuai successfully held serve and won the first set 6-2.
Zhang Shuai started the second set with consecutive breaks and guarantees, taking a 2-0 lead. After that, both sides maintained serve. In the 10th game, Zhang Shuai served to win the game. She successfully maintained serve and Zhang Shuai won the second set 6-4.
In the end, in a match that lasted 1 hour and 3 minutes, Zhang Shuai defeated Marino, ranked 106th in the world, 6-2/6-4, and reached the top 16 of the US Open for the first time in his career. So far, Zhang Shuai has unlocked the top 16 in all four Grand Slams. She has become the second Chinese Golden Flower player after and Li Na to unlock the top 16 in all four majors. In the next round, Zhang Shuai will face the winner between Gauff and Case .
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