.NEW YORK CITY-- Qinwen Zheng beat Donna Vekic in a rematch of their Olympic ultimate, developing to the United States Open quarterfinals along with a 7-6 (2 ), 4-6, 6-2 triumph early Monday morning in the most recent end of a women's suit in tournament history.It was 2:15 a.m. when the No. 7-seeded Zheng accomplished the match that lasted 2 hours, 50 mins, a significantly harder as well as longer test than she got from Vekic last month in Paris.Zheng won China's first songs gold in tennis along with a 6-2, 6-3 success that time. She had not been very as leading on the US Open's tough courts, where Vekic believes far more comfy than the clay at Roland Garros.But Zheng is still plenty challenging to trump on hard courtrooms, having actually reached her 1st Conquest final this year at the Australian Open, where she shed to Aryna Sabalenka." I experience truly happy with myself because it is actually challenging altering surfaces coming from clay to hard, specifically given that I got back to China, so I don't possess the very same method like all the other players," Zheng mentioned. "Thus, basically, I'm just trying to hold myself, find a way to get the suit, even if I'm certainly not feeling at my greatest." Publisher's Picks2 RelatedShe will play again versus Sabalenka, the No. 2 seed who also defeated Zheng in 2013 in the fourths at Flushing Meadows on her method to the ultimate, on Tuesday.Zheng mentioned she'll be ready-- provided that she acquires 8 or even nine hours of sleeping after ultimately returning to the accommodation." I really as if to play against her, and I'm eagerly anticipating betting her," Zheng mentioned of Sabalenka. "I understand she is just one of the best gamers on challenging courtrooms, as well as I have actually been anticipating this minute." Vekic was actually going over her absolute best cause a Conquest, reaching the semifinals at Wimbledon. However the No. 24 seed knew she overlooked an opportunity to go even much deeper at Flushing Meadows.She frequently took lengthy stops briefly in frustration after skipping a shot, sometimes moving her hair or resting her head in her hand.The Croatian gamer cracked Zheng to gain the second collection and even the match, steering Zheng back along with some scorching profits just before utilizing an ideal decline fired to offer herself a prepared point.But after an ace to open up the third collection, Vekic created two upright spontaneous errors, as well as Zheng cracked her. Zheng then broke again at love for a 5-2 top in front of the sporadic group that had actually stuck around past 2 a.m.The previous latest surface for a females's match was 2:13 a.m., when Maria Sakkari beat Bianca Andreescu in a 2021 fourth-round suit.