.NYC-- 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 triumph early Monday early morning in the current finish of a females'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 hours, fifty moments, a much tougher and longer test than she received from Vekic last month in Paris.Zheng gained China's initial songs gold in tennis with a 6-2, 6-3 triumph that day. She wasn't quite as leading on the US Open's hard courthouses, where Vekic feels so much more comfortable than the clay-based at Roland Garros.But Zheng is still plenty challenging to beat on tough courtrooms, having actually reached her first Grand Slam last this year at the Australian Open, where she dropped to Aryna Sabalenka." I believe really happy with myself considering that it is actually hard modifying surfaces from clay to hard, specifically because I went back to China, so I don't possess the same method like all the various other players," Zheng claimed. "So, basically, I am actually just making an effort to keep myself, locate a way to acquire the suit, even if I'm not experiencing at my absolute best." Editor's Picks2 RelatedShe will play once more versus Sabalenka, the No. 2 seed that also trumped Zheng in 2014 in the one-fourths at Flushing Meadows on her technique to the last, on Tuesday.Zheng mentioned she'll be ready-- as long as she acquires eight or 9 hours of sleep after ultimately getting back to the lodging." I definitely as if to play against her, and also I'm expecting betting her," Zheng stated of Sabalenka. "I recognize she is among the best players on difficult courts, and I've been actually expecting this moment." Vekic was actually coming off her best result in a Conquest, achieving the semifinals at Wimbledon. But the No. 24 seed recognized she missed out on an opportunity to go even deeper at Flushing Meadows.She regularly took long stops in stress after skipping a try, from time to time moving her hair or resting her head in her hand.The Croatian player broke Zheng to win the second set and also even the match, steering Zheng back with some scorching returns prior to using a perfect reduce shot to provide herself a set point.But after an ace to open the third set, Vekic created 2 upright unforced inaccuracies, as well as Zheng cracked her. Zheng then broke once again at passion for a 5-2 top facing the sporadic crowd that had actually stuck around past 2 a.m.The previous newest surface for a women's paired was actually 2:13 a.m., when Maria Sakkari defeated Bianca Andreescu in a 2021 fourth-round match.