.NEW YORK-- Qinwen Zheng trumped Donna Vekic in a rematch of their Olympic ultimate, advancing to the US Open quarterfinals with a 7-6 (2 ), 4-6, 6-2 triumph early Monday morning in the current end of a ladies's match in competition history.It was 2:15 a.m. when the No. 7-seeded Zheng finished off the suit that lasted 2 hours, 50 mins, a much tougher and also longer examination than she obtained from Vekic last month in Paris.Zheng gained China's 1st single people gold in tennis with a 6-2, 6-3 victory that day. She had not been fairly as dominant on the United States Open's difficult courts, where Vekic feels much more comfy than the clay at Roland Garros.But Zheng is actually still plenty tough to trump on tough courts, having actually reached her initial Grand Slam ultimate this year at the Australian Open, where she lost to Aryna Sabalenka." I experience actually pleased with on my own because it is actually not easy modifying areas coming from clay-based to hard, especially considering that I went back to China, so I do not possess the same method like all the various other gamers," Zheng stated. "So, generally, I am actually simply making an effort to keep myself, locate a method to acquire the suit, even if I am actually not experiencing at my absolute best." Editor's Picks2 RelatedShe are going to play once again versus Sabalenka, the No. 2 seed who additionally defeated Zheng in 2015 in the one-fourths at Flushing Meadows on her way to the last, on Tuesday.Zheng mentioned she'll prepare-- provided that she acquires 8 or 9 hrs of sleep after eventually responding to the lodging." I definitely just like to bet her, and also I am actually expecting betting her," Zheng mentioned of Sabalenka. "I recognize she is among the greatest players on challenging courts, as well as I have actually been wishing for this instant." Vekic was actually coming off her absolute best lead to a Grand Slam, reaching the semifinals at Wimbledon. But the No. 24 seed recognized she overlooked an opportunity to go also much deeper at Blush Meadows.She frequently took lengthy stops in frustration after overlooking a shot, sometimes moving her hair or resting her head in her hand.The Croatian gamer damaged Zheng to win the 2nd set and also the match, driving Zheng back along with some scorching returns prior to using an excellent decrease shot to provide herself a prepared point.But after an ace to open up the 3rd set, Vekic made pair of upright unforced errors, as well as Zheng cracked her. Zheng at that point cracked again at passion for a 5-2 lead in front of the thin group that had stuck around past 2 a.m.The previous most current finish for a women's fit was actually 2:13 a.m., when Maria Sakkari defeated Bianca Andreescu in a 2021 fourth-round paired.