.NEW YORK-- Qinwen Zheng defeated Donna Vekic in a rematch of their Olympic last, improving to the United States Open quarterfinals with a 7-6 (2 ), 4-6, 6-2 triumph early Monday morning in the latest end of a ladies's suit in competition history.It was actually 2:15 a.m. when the No. 7-seeded Zheng rounded off the suit that lasted 2 hours, fifty moments, a far more durable as well as longer test than she received from Vekic last month in Paris.Zheng gained China's 1st single people gold in tennis along with a 6-2, 6-3 triumph that time. She wasn't fairly as prevalent on the US Open's challenging courts, where Vekic believes far more comfy than the clay at Roland Garros.But Zheng is still plenty challenging to trump on hard courthouses, having hit her first Grand Slam ultimate this year at the Australian Open, where she lost to Aryna Sabalenka." I believe definitely happy with myself considering that it's not easy changing areas coming from clay-based to hard, particularly since I went back to China, so I do not have the very same technique like all the various other players," Zheng mentioned. "Therefore, basically, I'm just attempting to keep on my own, discover a technique to acquire the fit, even when I'm not thinking at my best." Publisher's Picks2 RelatedShe are going to participate in once again against Sabalenka, the No. 2 seed who likewise trumped Zheng in 2013 in the fourths at Blush Meadows on her means to the last, on Tuesday.Zheng stated she'll be ready-- provided that she gets eight or nine hours of sleeping after finally returning to the resort." I actually as if to bet her, and I am actually eagerly anticipating betting her," Zheng said of Sabalenka. "I know she is just one of the best gamers on challenging courts, and also I have actually been anticipating this second." Vekic was actually going over her ideal result in a Grand Slam, achieving the semifinals at Wimbledon. But the No. 24 seed recognized she overlooked an opportunity to go also much deeper at Blush Meadows.She often took lengthy stops briefly in disappointment after missing out on a chance, occasionally moving her hair or even resting her head in her hand.The Croatian player damaged Zheng to gain the second collection and also the suit, steering Zheng back with some scorching gains just before making use of an ideal decrease shot to provide herself a prepared point.But after an ace to open the third collection, Vekic produced pair of upright unforced errors, and also Zheng damaged her. Zheng after that cracked once more at love for a 5-2 top facing the sporadic group that had actually lingered past 2 a.m.The previous most up-to-date surface for a girls's match was actually 2:13 a.m., when Maria Sakkari defeated Bianca Andreescu in a 2021 fourth-round suit.