.NEW YORK CITY-- Qinwen Zheng beat Donna Vekic in a rematch of their Olympic last, developing to the United States Open quarterfinals 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 rounded off the match that lasted 2 hrs, 50 mins, a far harder as well as longer test than she received from Vekic final month in Paris.Zheng won China's 1st single people gold in tennis along with a 6-2, 6-3 victory that time. She had not been very as prevalent on the United States Open's tough courtrooms, where Vekic feels far more pleasant than the clay-based at Roland Garros.But Zheng is actually still plenty difficult to defeat on hard courts, having reached her 1st Conquest last this year at the Australian Open, where she shed to Aryna Sabalenka." I feel actually happy with myself because it is actually hard modifying areas coming from clay to hard, especially considering that I went back to China, so I do not possess the same practice like all the other gamers," Zheng mentioned. "So, primarily, I'm simply making an effort to hold myself, find a way to obtain the fit, even though I am actually not experiencing at my finest." Publisher's Picks2 RelatedShe will certainly play once more against Sabalenka, the No. 2 seed that likewise defeated Zheng last year in the fourths at Blush Meadows on her method to the final, on Tuesday.Zheng claimed she'll be ready-- so long as she acquires eight or even 9 hrs of sleep after finally getting back to the resort." I truly like to play against her, as well as I'm eagerly anticipating betting her," Zheng mentioned of Sabalenka. "I understand she's one of the greatest players on challenging courts, and I've been hoping for this instant." Vekic was going over her greatest result in a Conquest, achieving the semifinals at Wimbledon. However the No. 24 seed knew she missed an odds to go even deeper at Flushing Meadows.She frequently took long stops briefly in aggravation after overlooking a go, sometimes moving her hair or even relaxing her scalp in her hand.The Croatian player cracked Zheng to win the second set as well as even the match, steering Zheng back along with some scorching returns prior to making use of an ideal decline fired to give herself an established point.But after an ace to open the third collection, Vekic made pair of straight unforced mistakes, and also Zheng broke her. Zheng after that cracked again at affection for a 5-2 top facing the sporadic crowd that had actually stayed past 2 a.m.The previous newest coating for a girls's paired was 2:13 a.m., when Maria Sakkari trumped Bianca Andreescu in a 2021 fourth-round paired.