.NEW YORK CITY-- Qinwen Zheng defeated Donna Vekic in a rematch of their Olympic last, advancing to the United States Open quarterfinals along with a 7-6 (2 ), 4-6, 6-2 triumph early Monday morning in the current end of a females's match in competition history.It was actually 2:15 a.m. when the No. 7-seeded Zheng accomplished the suit that lasted 2 hrs, 50 minutes, a far tougher as well as longer exam than she received from Vekic last month in Paris.Zheng gained China's 1st songs gold in tennis along with a 6-2, 6-3 victory that day. She wasn't rather as prevalent on the US Open's challenging courthouses, where Vekic believes a lot more relaxed than the clay at Roland Garros.But Zheng is actually still plenty tough to defeat on hard courtrooms, having actually reached her very first Conquest ultimate this year at the Australian Open, where she dropped to Aryna Sabalenka." I believe definitely pleased with on my own since it's difficult modifying surfaces coming from clay to hard, especially because I got back to China, so I don't possess the exact same technique like all the various other players," Zheng mentioned. "Therefore, generally, I'm simply making an effort to hold on my own, locate a means to acquire the match, even if I'm not believing at my ideal." Editor's Picks2 RelatedShe will certainly play again against Sabalenka, the No. 2 seed who also trumped Zheng in 2014 in the one-fourths at Flushing Meadows on her way to the last, on Tuesday.Zheng claimed she'll prepare-- just as long as she obtains 8 or nine hours of sleeping after eventually responding to the hotel." I actually like to play against her, and I am actually expecting playing against her," Zheng pointed out of Sabalenka. "I know she's one of the best gamers on tough courts, and I've been wishing for this second." Vekic was actually coming off her best cause a Conquest, reaching the semifinals at Wimbledon. However the No. 24 seed recognized she skipped an opportunity to go also deeper at Flushing Meadows.She frequently took lengthy pauses in irritation after overlooking a try, sometimes moving her hair or resting her head in her hand.The Croatian player broke Zheng to gain the 2nd collection and also also the suit, driving Zheng back along with some scorching gains before using an excellent decline shot to provide herself an established point.But after an ace to open the 3rd collection, Vekic produced two straight spontaneous errors, and Zheng broke her. Zheng at that point damaged again at love for a 5-2 top in front of the sparse crowd that had stuck around previous 2 a.m.The previous most recent appearance for a females's paired was 2:13 a.m., when Maria Sakkari beat Bianca Andreescu in a 2021 fourth-round paired.