.THE BIG APPLE-- 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 victory early Monday morning in the most up to date finish of a ladies's suit in tournament history.It was 2:15 a.m. when the No. 7-seeded Zheng finished off the match that lasted 2 hrs, 50 minutes, a far more durable and longer exam than she obtained from Vekic last month in Paris.Zheng gained China's first songs gold in ping pong along with a 6-2, 6-3 victory that day. She had not been pretty as prevalent on the United States Open's challenging courts, where Vekic experiences much more comfortable than the clay-based at Roland Garros.But Zheng is still plenty tough to trump on difficult courtrooms, having actually reached her initial Grand Slam last this year at the Australian Open, where she dropped to Aryna Sabalenka." I feel definitely happy with on my own due to the fact that it's hard transforming surface areas from clay-based to hard, specifically given that I returned to China, so I don't have the same strategy like all the other players," Zheng pointed out. "Therefore, generally, I am actually merely attempting to keep myself, find a way to get the match, even when I'm certainly not experiencing at my absolute best." Publisher's Picks2 RelatedShe will play once again against Sabalenka, the No. 2 seed who also beat Zheng last year in the fourths at Flushing Meadows on her way to the final, on Tuesday.Zheng mentioned she'll be ready-- so long as she acquires eight or 9 hrs of sleeping after ultimately returning to the resort." I truly such as to play against her, as well as I am actually expecting betting her," Zheng said of Sabalenka. "I recognize she is just one of the greatest gamers on tough courtrooms, and I've been hoping for this instant." Vekic was actually going over her ideal cause a Grand Slam, achieving the semifinals at Wimbledon. However the No. 24 seed knew she missed an opportunity to go even much deeper at Flushing Meadows.She often took lengthy stops briefly in irritation after overlooking a chance, occasionally moving her hair or relaxing her head in her hand.The Croatian gamer damaged Zheng to gain the 2nd collection and also even the match, steering Zheng back with some scorching returns prior to using an ideal decline fired to give herself a prepared point.But after an ace to open the 3rd set, Vekic helped make pair of upright spontaneous errors, and Zheng cracked her. Zheng at that point broke again at affection for a 5-2 lead in front of the sporadic group that had actually remained previous 2 a.m.The previous latest coating for a females's fit was actually 2:13 a.m., when Maria Sakkari beat Bianca Andreescu in a 2021 fourth-round paired.