.NEW YORK CITY-- 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 success early Monday morning in the latest finish of a ladies's suit in tournament history.It was actually 2:15 a.m. when the No. 7-seeded Zheng accomplished the match that lasted 2 hrs, fifty moments, a significantly harder and also longer test than she got from Vekic final month in Paris.Zheng won China's very first singles gold in tennis along with a 6-2, 6-3 victory that time. She wasn't fairly as prevalent on the United States Open's hard courts, where Vekic experiences far more pleasant than the clay at Roland Garros.But Zheng is actually still plenty challenging to trump on difficult courtrooms, having actually hit her 1st Grand Slam final this year at the Australian Open, where she shed to Aryna Sabalenka." I experience actually happy with myself because it's difficult modifying surfaces coming from clay-based to hard, specifically due to the fact that I went back to China, so I don't possess the very same strategy like all the various other gamers," Zheng said. "So, basically, I am actually just trying to store on my own, discover a technique to receive the complement, regardless of whether I am actually not believing at my finest." Editor's Picks2 RelatedShe are going to participate in once more against Sabalenka, the No. 2 seed that also trumped Zheng in 2013 in the quarters at Flushing Meadows on her technique to the ultimate, on Tuesday.Zheng claimed she'll prepare-- as long as she gets eight or nine hours of sleeping after ultimately responding to the resort." I really just like to bet her, and also I am actually anticipating playing against her," Zheng said of Sabalenka. "I know she is among the best gamers on difficult courtrooms, and I have actually been actually anticipating this instant." Vekic was going over her finest result in a Conquest, reaching the semifinals at Wimbledon. However the No. 24 seed knew she overlooked a possibility to go also much deeper at Blush Meadows.She often took long stops in irritation after missing a try, occasionally tugging at her hair or resting her head in her hand.The Croatian gamer cracked Zheng to gain the second collection and also even the match, steering Zheng back along with some blistering gains prior to utilizing a best decrease fired to offer herself an established point.But after an ace to open up the third set, Vekic produced pair of upright unforced mistakes, as well as Zheng cracked her. Zheng at that point broke once more at affection for a 5-2 top facing the thin group that had remained previous 2 a.m.The previous most up-to-date appearance for a girls's paired was actually 2:13 a.m., when Maria Sakkari trumped Bianca Andreescu in a 2021 fourth-round match.