Chinese veteran Zhang Shuai ended her singles journey at the U.S. Open after losing to American 12th seed Coco Gauff at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York on Sunday.

Eighteen-year-old Gauff, the runner-up at the French Open in June, reached the U.S. Open quarterfinals for the first time in a 7-5, 7-5 victory, becoming the youngest American woman to make it to the U.S. Open quarterfinals since Melanie Oudin, who accomplished the feat at the age of 17 in 2009.

Two-time Grand Slam quarter-finalist Zhang broke first in the second game, but Gauff returned two breaks soon to take a 4-3 lead, later trailing 5-4 in the opening set.

"It feels insane. I mean, Ashe Stadium chanting my name?" Gauff, yet to drop a set in the tournament, said during her on-court interview.

Speaking to Amazon Prime, she said, "It was really physical; it felt like a three-setter."

"I really think my mentality helped me today. I'm so happy, being in my home Slam and finally getting to a quarterfinal. This tournament has always been special for me, growing up watching it. I'm just so excited to continue to play and experience this atmosphere."

Gauff will fight for a semifinal berth against French player Caroline Garcia.

Zhang will continue her journey at U.S. Open in doubles matches as she has paired with Mate Pavic of Croatia in mixed doubles and teamed up with Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine in women's doubles.

A review of Chinese players' journey at U.S. Open 2022

Chinese tennis players have ended their singles-match journey at U.S. Open.

Men's singles: Wu Yibing and Zhang Zhizhen

Wu Yibing

Round 1: Wu Yibing of China 6-3, 6-4, 6-0 Nikoloz Basilashvili of Georgia

Round 2: Wu Yibing of China 6(3)-7(7), 7(7)-6(4), 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 Nuno Borges of Portugal

Round 3: Daniil Medvedev of Russia 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 Wu Yibing of China

Zhang Zhizhen

Round 1: Tim van Rijthoven of the Netherlands 3-6, 6(4)-7(7), 7(11)-6(9), 6-1, 6-4 Zhang Zhizhen of China

Women's singles: Wang Qiang, Wang Xinyu, Wang Xiyu, Yuan Yue, Zhang Shuai, Zheng Qinwen

Wang Qiang crashed out in the qualification singles match.

Wang Xinyu

Round 1: Linda Fruhvirtova of Czech Republic 6-3, 6-4 Wang Xinyu of China

Wang Xiyu

Round 1: Wang Xiyu of China 5-7, 6-3, 6-3 Diane Parry of France

Round 2: Wang Xiyu of China 3-6, 7-5, 7-5 Maria Sakkari of Greece

Round 3: Alison Riske-Amritraj of the U.S. 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 Wang Xiyu of China

Yuan Yue

Round 1: Yuan Yue of China 6-3, 6-2 Jaimee Fourlis of Australia

Round 2: Yuan Yue of China 6-3, 7(8)-6(6) Irina-Camelia Begu of Romania

Round 3: Jessica Pegula of the U.S. 6-2, 6(6)-7(8), 6-0 Yuan Yue of China

Zheng Qinwen

Round 1: Zheng Qinwen of China 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia

Round 2: Zheng Qinwen of China 7(7)-6(4), 7(7)-6(3) Anastasia Potapova of Russia

Round 3: Jule Niemeier of Germany 6-4, 7(7)-6(5) Zheng Qinwen of China

Zhang Shuai

Round 1: Zhang Shuai of China 6-4, 6-2 Jil Teichmann of Switzerland

Round 2: Zhang Shuai of China 7-5, 6-1 Anna Schmiedlova of Slovakia

Round 3: Zhang Shuai of China 6-2, 6-4 Rebecca Marino of Canada

Round 4: Coco Gauff of the U.S. 7-5, 7-5 Zhang Shuai of China

(With input from agencies)