Rolling updates from the last eight at Flushing Meadows Will influencers bring down US Open? | You can mail KatyWith Rybakina v Zheng and Gauff v Andreeva to come in the quarter-finals tomorrow, the current holders of the four grand slam titles are all still in contention (Sabalenka, Rybakina, Andreeva and Noskova) - and just to add to the tournament’s finale, the four women who can leave Flushing Meadows with the world No 1 ranking are still in the mix too (Sabalenka, Rybakina, Gauff and Pegula - though if Rybakina defeats Zheng she’ll be guaranteed to become No 1 for the first time in her career). The strength at the top of the women’s game right now is seriously impressive.Yesterday’s last-16 matches in the women’s draw were stacked with top match-ups, with Elena Rybakina and Coco Gauff making statements of intent with clinical wins over Naomi Osaka and Iva Jovic respectively; Zheng Qinwen coming from 5-0 down for the second match in a row (has that ever happened before?!) to knock out Iga Swiatek in two absorbing sets; and Mirra Andreeva mounting her own comeback to defeat Anastasia Potapova in three. Continue reading...