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China's Women Edge Puerto Rico 75-72 to Reach the World Cup Quarter-Finals

China's women edged Puerto Rico 75-72 in Berlin to reach the World Cup quarter-finals as the last Asian team standing, behind Han Xu's 21 points and the arrival of 2.26-metre teenager Zhang Ziyu — with France up next.

Two days after saving a match point against Madison Keys, Zheng Qinwen lost five straight games to open her fourth-round match against Iga Swiatek — then won seven in a row to take the set, and the match with it. The 2-0 win puts the Olympic champion into the US Open quarterfinals against Elena Rybakina and has Chinese social media debating whether she is the most clutch player in tennis.

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China's Women Survive a 29-Turnover Scare at the World Cup — and the Fans Want Answers

A last-second layup by Yang Shuyu forced overtime and China's women's basketball team escaped the Czech Republic 74-70 at the World Cup — but 29 turnovers and coach Gong Luming's handling of 19-year-old phenom Zhang Ziyu trended as loudly as the win.