NEW YORK - China's Zheng Qinwen beat Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan 6-4, 2-6, 6-1 at the US Open on Thursday, reaching the third round of a Grand Slam for the first time since the 2025 French Open.

An emotional Zheng lay on the court and cried after sealing the victory. "For me, this win means a lot. I haven't won the last two times when I was playing Grand Slam matches. Today, I gave everything on court," Zheng said.

The reigning Olympic champion next faces 22nd-seeded Madison Keys, the 2025 Australian Open champion, for a place in the fourth round. Keys needed a third-set tiebreaker to beat Hungary's Anna Bondar 5-7, 6-4, 7-6 (5) earlier Thursday.

In women's doubles, three pairs featuring Chinese players advanced.

Wang Xiyu and Xu Yifan beat Claire Liu and Julieta Pareja 6-3, 7-6 (4), while Wang Xinyu and Japan's Moyuka Uchijima recovered from 3-0 down in the deciding set to beat 15th-seeded Ulrikke Eikeri of Norway and Quinn Gleason of the United States 3-6, 6-3, 7-5.

Tang Qianhui and Russia's Elena Pridankina beat Katarzyna Piter and Anna Siskova 6-3, 6-2.