.NYC-- Qinwen Zheng defeated Donna Vekic in a rematch of their Olympic last, developing to the United States Open quarterfinals along with a 7-6 (2 ), 4-6, 6-2 success early Monday morning in the most recent finish of a women's match in event history.It was 2:15 a.m. when the No. 7-seeded Zheng accomplished the suit that lasted 2 hrs, 50 moments, a significantly harder and longer exam than she received from Vekic last month in Paris.Zheng gained China's very first songs gold in tennis with a 6-2, 6-3 victory that time. She had not been very as dominant on the United States Open's difficult courtrooms, where Vekic believes a lot more comfy than the clay-based at Roland Garros.But Zheng is still plenty hard to beat on challenging courts, having actually hit her very first Conquest final this year at the Australian Open, where she dropped to Aryna Sabalenka." I think definitely proud of myself because it's hard changing areas coming from clay-based to hard, specifically given that I got back to China, so I do not possess the exact same practice like all the various other players," Zheng stated. "Thus, essentially, I am actually only trying to hold myself, discover a method to acquire the fit, regardless of whether I am actually not experiencing at my absolute best." Editor's Picks2 RelatedShe will play once more against Sabalenka, the No. 2 seed who additionally beat Zheng in 2014 in the one-fourths at Blush Meadows on her technique to the ultimate, on Tuesday.Zheng mentioned she'll be ready-- so long as she acquires eight or nine hours of sleeping after ultimately responding to the hotel." I truly like to bet her, and I am actually looking forward to betting her," Zheng said of Sabalenka. "I understand she is just one of the best players on difficult courthouses, as well as I've been hoping for this moment." Vekic was coming off her best result in a Grand Slam, achieving the semifinals at Wimbledon. But the No. 24 seed recognized she skipped an odds to go also deeper at Flushing Meadows.She frequently took long stops briefly in stress after skipping a try, periodically moving her hair or even resting her head in her hand.The Croatian gamer broke Zheng to win the 2nd set as well as also the match, driving Zheng back with some blistering profits just before making use of an ideal decrease shot to offer herself a prepared point.But after an ace to open the 3rd set, Vekic created pair of upright unforced errors, and Zheng damaged her. Zheng then broke again at passion for a 5-2 top facing the thin crowd that had actually remained previous 2 a.m.The previous most current appearance for a ladies's fit was 2:13 a.m., when Maria Sakkari defeated Bianca Andreescu in a 2021 fourth-round match.