.NYC-- Qinwen Zheng beat Donna Vekic in a rematch of their Olympic final, developing to the United States Open quarterfinals along with a 7-6 (2 ), 4-6, 6-2 success early Monday early morning in the most recent end of a women's suit in event history.It was 2:15 a.m. when the No. 7-seeded Zheng accomplished the suit that lasted 2 hrs, 50 mins, a much harder and longer examination than she got from Vekic final month in Paris.Zheng gained China's initial songs gold in ping pong along with a 6-2, 6-3 triumph that day. She wasn't very as leading on the US Open's challenging courtrooms, where Vekic experiences so much more comfy than the clay at Roland Garros.But Zheng is still plenty hard to trump on hard courthouses, having reached her initial Conquest final this year at the Australian Open, where she shed to Aryna Sabalenka." I think actually pleased with myself considering that it is actually not easy modifying areas from clay-based to hard, particularly considering that I got back to China, so I do not possess the exact same method like all the other players," Zheng stated. "So, basically, I am actually merely making an effort to hold on my own, find a technique to receive the fit, even when I'm certainly not believing at my ideal." Editor's Picks2 RelatedShe will play again versus Sabalenka, the No. 2 seed who additionally defeated Zheng in 2013 in the quarters at Blush Meadows on her technique to the last, on Tuesday.Zheng claimed she'll prepare-- so long as she acquires eight or even nine hrs of rest after ultimately returning to the hotel." I truly just like to bet her, and also I am actually looking forward to betting her," Zheng mentioned of Sabalenka. "I recognize she is just one of the greatest players on tough courts, and also I've been actually expecting this second." Vekic was going over her ideal cause a Conquest, achieving the semifinals at Wimbledon. However the No. 24 seed knew she skipped a chance to go even deeper at Flushing Meadows.She regularly took lengthy pauses in frustration after skipping a chance, occasionally moving her hair or even relaxing her head in her hand.The Croatian gamer damaged Zheng to succeed the 2nd collection as well as also the suit, steering Zheng back along with some blistering gains prior to utilizing an excellent reduce fired to offer herself a specified point.But after an ace to open the third collection, Vekic produced 2 upright spontaneous mistakes, and Zheng broke her. Zheng then damaged again at passion for a 5-2 lead in front of the thin crowd that had actually remained previous 2 a.m.The previous latest surface for a ladies's match was 2:13 a.m., when Maria Sakkari beat Bianca Andreescu in a 2021 fourth-round suit.