.NEW YORK-- Qinwen Zheng defeated Donna Vekic in a rematch of their Olympic last, advancing to the United States Open quarterfinals with a 7-6 (2 ), 4-6, 6-2 triumph early Monday morning in the current end of a females's suit in tournament history.It was 2:15 a.m. when the No. 7-seeded Zheng finished off the match that lasted 2 hrs, 50 moments, a far harder and also longer exam than she obtained from Vekic final month in Paris.Zheng won China's first singles gold in ping pong along with a 6-2, 6-3 victory that day. She wasn't quite as leading on the US Open's tough courtrooms, where Vekic thinks so much more comfortable than the clay at Roland Garros.But Zheng is actually still plenty difficult to trump on tough courthouses, having reached her first Grand Slam final this year at the Australian Open, where she shed to Aryna Sabalenka." I think truly proud of on my own since it's not easy changing surfaces from clay to hard, particularly since I got back to China, so I do not have the very same method like all the various other gamers," Zheng claimed. "Thus, basically, I am actually just making an effort to store on my own, discover a means to obtain the fit, even when I'm certainly not experiencing at my absolute best." Editor's Picks2 RelatedShe will participate in again versus Sabalenka, the No. 2 seed that additionally defeated Zheng in 2015 in the quarters at Flushing Meadows on her technique to the last, on Tuesday.Zheng said she'll prepare-- as long as she receives 8 or nine hours of sleep after lastly getting back to the hotels and resort." I really such as to play against her, as well as I am actually eagerly anticipating betting her," Zheng pointed out of Sabalenka. "I understand she is among the best gamers on tough courthouses, and I have actually been actually wishing for this minute." Vekic was going over her greatest lead to a Grand Slam, meeting the semifinals at Wimbledon. However the No. 24 seed recognized she missed a chance to go even much deeper at Blush Meadows.She often took lengthy pauses in stress after missing out on a chance, sometimes tugging at her hair or relaxing her scalp in her hand.The Croatian player damaged Zheng to win the second collection and even the match, driving Zheng back along with some scorching yields before making use of a best decrease fired to provide herself a prepared point.But after an ace to open up the 3rd set, Vekic helped make two straight unforced inaccuracies, and Zheng broke her. Zheng at that point damaged once again at affection for a 5-2 lead facing the sporadic crowd that had actually lingered previous 2 a.m.The previous most up-to-date appearance for a women's fit was 2:13 a.m., when Maria Sakkari defeated Bianca Andreescu in a 2021 fourth-round suit.