.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 event history.It was 2:15 a.m. when the No. 7-seeded Zheng finished off the suit that lasted 2 hours, fifty minutes, a far more durable as well as longer test than she received from Vekic last month in Paris.Zheng won China's 1st songs gold in tennis with a 6-2, 6-3 victory that time. She wasn't quite as leading on the United States Open's hard courthouses, where Vekic experiences a lot more comfy than the clay at Roland Garros.But Zheng is actually still plenty hard to trump on challenging courthouses, having hit her 1st Conquest last this year at the Australian Open, where she lost to Aryna Sabalenka." I experience really happy with on my own due to the fact that it's challenging modifying surfaces from clay to hard, specifically considering that I returned to China, so I do not possess the very same method like all the other gamers," Zheng mentioned. "Therefore, essentially, I'm simply attempting to store on my own, find a method to obtain the match, even when I'm not experiencing at my ideal." Publisher's Picks2 RelatedShe will certainly play once more against Sabalenka, the No. 2 seed who additionally beat Zheng in 2015 in the quarters at Flushing Meadows on her way to the last, on Tuesday.Zheng claimed she'll be ready-- provided that she obtains eight or even 9 hrs of rest after ultimately getting back to the lodging." I truly as if to play against her, and I'm anticipating playing against her," Zheng mentioned of Sabalenka. "I recognize she's one of the best gamers on challenging courts, and I've been wishing for this moment." Vekic was coming off her greatest lead to a Conquest, achieving the semifinals at Wimbledon. Yet the No. 24 seed understood she overlooked an opportunity to go even much deeper at Flushing Meadows.She regularly took long stops in aggravation after missing a try, from time to time tugging at her hair or even resting her head in her hand.The Croatian player broke Zheng to gain the second set and also even the suit, driving Zheng back with some blistering profits prior to making use of an ideal drop fired to provide herself a set point.But after an ace to open up the third collection, Vekic made two upright spontaneous mistakes, as well as Zheng broke her. Zheng after that damaged once again at affection for a 5-2 lead facing the sparse group that had actually stuck around previous 2 a.m.The previous most up-to-date surface for a women's fit was 2:13 a.m., when Maria Sakkari beat Bianca Andreescu in a 2021 fourth-round match.