.NYC-- Qinwen Zheng defeated 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 latest end of a ladies's suit in tournament history.It was 2:15 a.m. when the No. 7-seeded Zheng accomplished the match that lasted 2 hrs, 50 minutes, a much harder and longer exam than she got from Vekic last month in Paris.Zheng gained China's first songs gold in ping pong along with a 6-2, 6-3 triumph that day. She had not been very as dominant on the US Open's challenging courthouses, where Vekic experiences far more pleasant than the clay at Roland Garros.But Zheng is still plenty tough to beat on tough courts, having actually hit her very first Grand Slam final this year at the Australian Open, where she dropped to Aryna Sabalenka." I think definitely proud of myself given that it is actually not easy modifying surfaces from clay to hard, specifically given that I got back to China, so I don't possess the same practice like all the various other players," Zheng stated. "Therefore, basically, I'm merely making an effort to hold myself, find a means to get the fit, even if I'm certainly not experiencing at my absolute best." Publisher's Picks2 RelatedShe will definitely participate in again against Sabalenka, the No. 2 seed who likewise beat Zheng in 2013 in the quarters at Blush Meadows on her technique to the ultimate, on Tuesday.Zheng stated she'll be ready-- as long as she acquires eight or 9 hours of rest after ultimately returning to the accommodation." I actually such as to play against her, as well as I'm eagerly anticipating betting her," Zheng stated of Sabalenka. "I understand she is among the greatest gamers on hard courthouses, and I've been expecting this second." Vekic was coming off her best cause a Conquest, reaching the semifinals at Wimbledon. However the No. 24 seed understood she missed an opportunity to go even much deeper at Blush Meadows.She frequently took long stops briefly in disappointment after missing a try, sometimes tugging at her hair or even resting her scalp in her hand.The Croatian gamer cracked Zheng to win the second set and even the match, steering Zheng back along with some scorching gains before using an excellent reduce fired to provide herself a set point.But after an ace to open the 3rd set, Vekic made 2 upright spontaneous errors, and also Zheng broke her. Zheng at that point broke again at affection for a 5-2 top in front of the thin group that had stuck around previous 2 a.m.The previous newest appearance for a females's fit was actually 2:13 a.m., when Maria Sakkari defeated Bianca Andreescu in a 2021 fourth-round match.