.NEW YORK CITY-- Qinwen Zheng defeated Donna Vekic in a rematch of their Olympic last, improving to the United States Open quarterfinals along with a 7-6 (2 ), 4-6, 6-2 triumph early Monday early morning in the most up to date end of a females's suit in competition history.It was 2:15 a.m. when the No. 7-seeded Zheng accomplished the match that lasted 2 hrs, 50 mins, a significantly tougher and also longer exam than she obtained from Vekic final month in Paris.Zheng gained China's very first songs gold in tennis along with a 6-2, 6-3 success that day. She had not been fairly as dominant on the US Open's challenging courthouses, where Vekic thinks much more comfortable than the clay-based at Roland Garros.But Zheng is still plenty hard to trump on challenging courtrooms, having actually hit her initial Conquest ultimate this year at the Australian Open, where she dropped to Aryna Sabalenka." I feel really proud of on my own since it is actually not easy modifying surfaces coming from clay-based to hard, specifically since I got back to China, so I do not possess the exact same practice like all the various other gamers," Zheng pointed out. "So, basically, I'm only making an effort to keep myself, discover a means to get the complement, even though I am actually certainly not feeling at my ideal." Editor's Picks2 RelatedShe will certainly participate in once more against Sabalenka, the No. 2 seed that additionally beat Zheng in 2015 in the quarters at Blush Meadows on her method to the last, on Tuesday.Zheng mentioned she'll be ready-- as long as she gets 8 or even 9 hrs of rest after lastly getting back to the hotels and resort." I really like to play against her, and also I'm anticipating betting her," Zheng stated of Sabalenka. "I know she is just one of the best players on difficult courthouses, and I have actually been actually expecting this moment." Vekic was coming off her ideal lead to a Conquest, reaching the semifinals at Wimbledon. But the No. 24 seed recognized she missed out on an odds to go also much deeper at Blush Meadows.She often took lengthy stops briefly in aggravation after missing out on a chance, from time to time moving her hair or even relaxing her head in her hand.The Croatian gamer damaged Zheng to gain the second collection as well as also the match, steering Zheng back along with some blistering returns prior to utilizing an ideal drop fired to offer herself a set point.But after an ace to open the third collection, Vekic produced pair of straight spontaneous mistakes, and Zheng broke her. Zheng then broke once again at love for a 5-2 lead before the thin group that had stuck around previous 2 a.m.The previous latest finish for a females's suit was actually 2:13 a.m., when Maria Sakkari defeated Bianca Andreescu in a 2021 fourth-round paired.