.NEW YORK CITY-- Qinwen Zheng trumped Donna Vekic in a rematch of their Olympic ultimate, advancing to the US Open quarterfinals along with a 7-6 (2 ), 4-6, 6-2 triumph early Monday morning in the most recent end of a women's suit in event history.It was actually 2:15 a.m. when the No. 7-seeded Zheng rounded off the suit that lasted 2 hrs, 50 minutes, a far tougher and longer exam than she obtained from Vekic final month in Paris.Zheng won China's 1st songs gold in tennis with a 6-2, 6-3 triumph that time. She had not been quite as dominant on the United States Open's tough courthouses, where Vekic experiences so much more comfortable than the clay at Roland Garros.But Zheng is still plenty tough to beat on tough courts, having actually reached her first Grand Slam last this year at the Australian Open, where she shed to Aryna Sabalenka." I experience actually happy with on my own because it is actually hard modifying surfaces from clay-based to hard, specifically given that I returned to China, so I do not have the same strategy like all the various other players," Zheng pointed out. "Thus, generally, I am actually merely attempting to store on my own, locate a way to acquire the complement, even if I am actually certainly not feeling at my ideal." Publisher's Picks2 RelatedShe will certainly participate in once more versus Sabalenka, the No. 2 seed that also beat Zheng in 2013 in the quarters at Blush Meadows on her way to the final, on Tuesday.Zheng claimed she'll prepare-- so long as she gets eight or 9 hours of sleeping after lastly returning to the accommodation." I actually just like to play against her, and also I'm expecting playing against her," Zheng stated of Sabalenka. "I understand she's one of the greatest players on hard courthouses, and also I've been expecting this moment." Vekic was actually coming off her finest result in a Grand Slam, meeting the semifinals at Wimbledon. However the No. 24 seed knew she missed a chance to go also much deeper at Blush Meadows.She frequently took lengthy stops in irritation after skipping a chance, sometimes tugging at her hair or even resting her head in her hand.The Croatian player broke Zheng to succeed the 2nd set and even the suit, driving Zheng back along with some blistering yields before utilizing an ideal decline shot to give herself a set point.But after an ace to open the third set, Vekic created pair of straight spontaneous inaccuracies, and Zheng damaged her. Zheng after that cracked once again at passion for a 5-2 top before the thin group that had actually stayed previous 2 a.m.The previous most current appearance for a girls's suit was 2:13 a.m., when Maria Sakkari defeated Bianca Andreescu in a 2021 fourth-round fit.