.NEW YORK-- Qinwen Zheng trumped Donna Vekic in a rematch of their Olympic ultimate, improving to the US Open quarterfinals along with a 7-6 (2 ), 4-6, 6-2 victory early Monday morning in the most recent end of a girls's suit in competition history.It was 2:15 a.m. when the No. 7-seeded Zheng finished off the match that lasted 2 hrs, fifty moments, a significantly tougher and longer exam than she received from Vekic final month in Paris.Zheng gained China's initial singles gold in ping pong along with a 6-2, 6-3 success that time. She had not been pretty as leading on the United States Open's tough courtrooms, where Vekic believes so much more comfy than the clay-based at Roland Garros.But Zheng is actually still plenty challenging to beat on challenging courthouses, having reached her 1st Conquest final this year at the Australian Open, where she lost to Aryna Sabalenka." I think truly happy with on my own due to the fact that it's hard transforming areas from clay to hard, specifically given that I got back to China, so I don't have the exact same method like all the various other gamers," Zheng mentioned. "Thus, basically, I'm merely trying to keep on my own, find a means to acquire the suit, even if I'm not feeling at my absolute best." Publisher's Picks2 RelatedShe are going to play once again against Sabalenka, the No. 2 seed who also beat Zheng in 2014 in the quarters at Blush Meadows on her method to the ultimate, on Tuesday.Zheng stated she'll be ready-- so long as she receives eight or nine hrs of sleeping after finally getting back to the hotels and resort." I truly just like to play against her, and I'm eagerly anticipating playing against her," Zheng mentioned of Sabalenka. "I know she is among the greatest gamers on hard courtrooms, as well as I've been actually wishing for this instant." Vekic was actually coming off her absolute best cause a Grand Slam, meeting the semifinals at Wimbledon. Yet the No. 24 seed understood she skipped an odds to go also deeper at Blush Meadows.She often took long stops briefly in stress after skipping a try, occasionally tugging at her hair or even resting her head in her hand.The Croatian gamer damaged Zheng to succeed the 2nd collection as well as even the suit, steering Zheng back along with some blistering profits before making use of an excellent reduce shot to offer herself a prepared point.But after an ace to open up the third collection, Vekic made pair of upright spontaneous errors, as well as Zheng cracked her. Zheng then damaged once again at love for a 5-2 lead facing the sporadic group that had stayed previous 2 a.m.The previous latest appearance for a women's fit was actually 2:13 a.m., when Maria Sakkari defeated Bianca Andreescu in a 2021 fourth-round match.