.NEW YORK CITY-- Qinwen Zheng beat Donna Vekic in a rematch of their Olympic ultimate, improving to the United States Open quarterfinals with a 7-6 (2 ), 4-6, 6-2 success early Monday morning in the most recent end of a ladies's match in tournament history.It was actually 2:15 a.m. when the No. 7-seeded Zheng accomplished the suit that lasted 2 hrs, fifty moments, a far tougher and longer examination than she received from Vekic last month in Paris.Zheng won China's very first songs gold in tennis with a 6-2, 6-3 triumph that day. She wasn't fairly as prevalent on the US Open's difficult courts, where Vekic thinks a lot more comfortable than the clay-based at Roland Garros.But Zheng is still plenty difficult to beat on challenging courtrooms, having hit her very first Conquest last this year at the Australian Open, where she lost to Aryna Sabalenka." I experience really happy with myself considering that it's hard transforming areas from clay-based to hard, specifically because I got back to China, so I do not possess the exact same practice like all the other players," Zheng said. "Thus, essentially, I am actually only making an effort to hold on my own, locate a method to acquire the fit, regardless of whether I am actually certainly not feeling at my absolute best." Publisher's Picks2 RelatedShe will certainly participate in again versus Sabalenka, the No. 2 seed that additionally beat Zheng in 2015 in the one-fourths at Blush Meadows on her means to the final, on Tuesday.Zheng mentioned she'll be ready-- as long as she gets 8 or nine hrs of sleeping after ultimately returning to the hotel." I truly like to play against her, and I am actually awaiting betting her," Zheng said of Sabalenka. "I understand she is among the greatest players on tough courts, and also I've been expecting this second." Vekic was going over her ideal result in a Grand Slam, reaching the semifinals at Wimbledon. However the No. 24 seed recognized she overlooked an opportunity to go even much deeper at Blush Meadows.She regularly took lengthy stops in disappointment after missing out on a go, sometimes moving her hair or even resting her head in her hand.The Croatian player damaged Zheng to gain the second set as well as also the match, driving Zheng back along with some blistering yields prior to utilizing a best reduce fired to offer herself a specified point.But after an ace to open the third collection, Vekic produced two upright unforced inaccuracies, as well as Zheng cracked her. Zheng after that cracked once again at passion for a 5-2 lead facing the thin crowd that had stayed past 2 a.m.The previous newest coating for a women's fit was actually 2:13 a.m., when Maria Sakkari trumped Bianca Andreescu in a 2021 fourth-round match.