.NYC-- Qinwen Zheng defeated Donna Vekic in a rematch of their Olympic last, advancing to the United States Open quarterfinals along with a 7-6 (2 ), 4-6, 6-2 victory early Monday early morning in the latest end of a ladies's suit in event history.It was 2:15 a.m. when the No. 7-seeded Zheng rounded off the suit that lasted 2 hours, 50 mins, a significantly tougher and also longer test than she got from Vekic final month in Paris.Zheng gained China's 1st songs gold in tennis along with a 6-2, 6-3 success that time. She had not been very as leading on the US Open's hard courtrooms, where Vekic believes much more relaxed than the clay-based at Roland Garros.But Zheng is still plenty difficult to trump on challenging courts, having reached her initial Conquest last this year at the Australian Open, where she shed to Aryna Sabalenka." I think really proud of on my own considering that it is actually difficult altering surface areas from clay-based to hard, especially because I returned to China, so I do not have the same technique like all the other players," Zheng pointed out. "Therefore, essentially, I'm merely trying to keep myself, discover a means to acquire the suit, regardless of whether I'm not thinking at my absolute best." Publisher's Picks2 RelatedShe will participate in again versus Sabalenka, the No. 2 seed that additionally trumped Zheng last year in the fourths at Flushing Meadows on her technique to the last, on Tuesday.Zheng mentioned she'll prepare-- just as long as she gets eight or even nine hrs of sleep after lastly getting back to the accommodation." I actually such as to bet her, and also I'm awaiting playing against her," Zheng stated of Sabalenka. "I know she's one of the greatest gamers on tough courts, and I've been hoping for this minute." Vekic was actually coming off her absolute best lead to a Grand Slam, meeting the semifinals at Wimbledon. However the No. 24 seed understood she missed an opportunity to go even deeper at Flushing Meadows.She frequently took long stops in aggravation after missing a go, from time to time tugging at her hair or even resting her scalp in her hand.The Croatian gamer damaged Zheng to win the second set and even the suit, steering Zheng back along with some scorching returns prior to utilizing an excellent reduce shot to give herself a specified point.But after an ace to open up the 3rd set, Vekic produced two straight unforced mistakes, and also Zheng broke her. Zheng then cracked again at affection for a 5-2 top facing the thin crowd that had stuck around past 2 a.m.The previous newest appearance for a females's match was 2:13 a.m., when Maria Sakkari trumped Bianca Andreescu in a 2021 fourth-round paired.