On September 4, Beijing time, in the US Open women's doubles quarter-finals, the combination of Chinese player Zhang Shuai and French player Mladenovic defeated the tournament's No. 5 seeds Richarlier/Perez 2-0 and successfully advanced to the semi-finals. After the game, Zhang Shuai and Mladenovic made the classic celebrations of Mbappe and Ronaldo respectively.
After winning the game, Zhang Shuai made Mbappe's signature move of folding his hands over his chest, while Mladenovic made Ronaldo's classic "Siu" celebration.
Later, in an interview, Mladenovic said about the celebration: "We didn't make a plan before the game. Zhang Shuai said that if we win this game, we will do the celebrations of Mbappe and Ronaldo."
Zhang Shuai said: "My partner plays like Messi on the court." Mladenovic interrupted and said: "I like Ronaldo more, sorry."
Zhang Shuai continued: "Yes, that's why we want to do these actions."
Later, at the request of the host, Zhang Shuai and Mladenovic once again made the celebrations of Mbappe and Ronaldo respectively.