.NYC-- Qinwen Zheng beat Donna Vekic in a rematch of their Olympic ultimate, improving to the US Open quarterfinals with a 7-6 (2 ), 4-6, 6-2 victory early Monday early morning in the current finish of a ladies's suit in tournament history.It was 2:15 a.m. when the No. 7-seeded Zheng rounded off the match that lasted 2 hours, fifty moments, a significantly tougher and also longer exam than she obtained from Vekic final month in Paris.Zheng won China's very first singles gold in ping pong along with a 6-2, 6-3 triumph that day. She wasn't pretty as prevalent on the United States Open's challenging courtrooms, where Vekic feels so much more comfy than the clay-based at Roland Garros.But Zheng is still plenty hard to beat on hard courts, having reached her very first Conquest last this year at the Australian Open, where she lost to Aryna Sabalenka." I think really pleased with on my own since it's hard altering areas coming from clay-based to hard, especially given that I returned to China, so I do not have the exact same method like all the other players," Zheng claimed. "So, basically, I'm just attempting to keep on my own, locate a method to get the complement, even if I am actually not experiencing at my ideal." Publisher's Picks2 RelatedShe will play once more against Sabalenka, the No. 2 seed who also defeated Zheng last year in the one-fourths at Blush Meadows on her way to the final, on Tuesday.Zheng claimed she'll prepare-- just as long as she receives eight or 9 hours of sleep after lastly returning to the hotel." I really like to play against her, as well as I am actually awaiting betting her," Zheng said of Sabalenka. "I know she is among the best gamers on hard courthouses, as well as I have actually been anticipating this second." Vekic was actually coming off her ideal lead to a Grand Slam, achieving the semifinals at Wimbledon. But the No. 24 seed knew she missed an opportunity to go also deeper at Flushing Meadows.She often took lengthy stops in irritation after overlooking a try, occasionally moving her hair or even relaxing her head in her hand.The Croatian gamer cracked Zheng to succeed the second collection and also the suit, driving Zheng back along with some scorching profits prior to utilizing an excellent reduce shot to provide herself an established point.But after an ace to open the third set, Vekic made two straight spontaneous mistakes, as well as Zheng broke her. Zheng after that cracked once more at love for a 5-2 top in front of the thin crowd that had lingered previous 2 a.m.The previous most current coating for a females's fit was actually 2:13 a.m., when Maria Sakkari trumped Bianca Andreescu in a 2021 fourth-round match.