.NEW YORK CITY-- Qinwen Zheng beat Donna Vekic in a rematch of their Olympic ultimate, developing to the United States Open up quarterfinals with a 7-6 (2 ), 4-6, 6-2 victory early Monday early morning in the most up to date end of a ladies's suit in tournament history.It was actually 2:15 a.m. when the No. 7-seeded Zheng finished off the suit that lasted 2 hours, 50 minutes, a significantly tougher and longer examination than she got from Vekic final month in Paris.Zheng gained China's first songs gold in ping pong with a 6-2, 6-3 triumph that day. She wasn't rather as leading on the United States Open's difficult courts, where Vekic experiences far more comfortable than the clay-based at Roland Garros.But Zheng is actually still plenty difficult to trump on difficult courts, having reached her first Conquest ultimate this year at the Australian Open, where she shed to Aryna Sabalenka." I experience definitely happy with on my own due to the fact that it's hard changing surface areas coming from clay to hard, particularly due to the fact that I went back to China, so I do not possess the very same practice like all the various other players," Zheng stated. "So, essentially, I'm only trying to hold myself, discover a technique to get the fit, even when I am actually not feeling at my greatest." Publisher's Picks2 RelatedShe will definitely participate in once again against Sabalenka, the No. 2 seed who likewise beat Zheng in 2015 in the one-fourths at Flushing Meadows on her way to the final, on Tuesday.Zheng said she'll prepare-- so long as she obtains 8 or nine hours of rest after finally getting back to the lodging." I truly such as to play against her, as well as I am actually eagerly anticipating playing against her," Zheng claimed of Sabalenka. "I recognize she is just one of the greatest gamers on hard courthouses, as well as I've been actually hoping for this instant." Vekic was actually going over her absolute best lead to a Grand Slam, achieving the semifinals at Wimbledon. Yet the No. 24 seed understood she overlooked an opportunity to go even much deeper at Flushing Meadows.She frequently took lengthy stops briefly in irritation after overlooking a chance, periodically tugging at her hair or resting her head in her hand.The Croatian gamer broke Zheng to gain the second collection as well as also the suit, driving Zheng back along with some scorching gains before making use of an excellent decline shot to offer herself an established point.But after an ace to open up the third collection, Vekic helped make 2 straight unforced mistakes, and Zheng damaged her. Zheng after that damaged again at love for a 5-2 top in front of the sporadic group that had actually remained past 2 a.m.The previous most recent finish for a ladies's paired was 2:13 a.m., when Maria Sakkari beat Bianca Andreescu in a 2021 fourth-round match.