.NEW YORK-- Qinwen Zheng defeated Donna Vekic in a rematch of their Olympic last, developing to the US Open up quarterfinals with a 7-6 (2 ), 4-6, 6-2 triumph early Monday early morning in the latest finish of a women's suit in competition history.It was 2:15 a.m. when the No. 7-seeded Zheng rounded off the match that lasted 2 hrs, fifty moments, a much more durable as well as longer test than she obtained from Vekic final month in Paris.Zheng won China's initial singles gold in ping pong with a 6-2, 6-3 triumph that time. She wasn't fairly as dominant on the United States Open's tough courthouses, where Vekic feels far more comfy than the clay-based at Roland Garros.But Zheng is actually still plenty tough to defeat on difficult courthouses, having actually hit her very first Grand Slam final this year at the Australian Open, where she dropped to Aryna Sabalenka." I think really pleased with myself considering that it's not easy altering surfaces coming from clay to hard, especially given that I went back to China, so I do not possess the same method like all the various other players," Zheng pointed out. "So, generally, I'm merely trying to hold myself, discover a way to receive the suit, even though I am actually certainly not feeling at my best." Publisher's Picks2 RelatedShe will definitely play once more against Sabalenka, the No. 2 seed that additionally beat Zheng in 2013 in the quarters at Flushing Meadows on her means to the ultimate, on Tuesday.Zheng said she'll prepare-- as long as she acquires 8 or even nine hours of sleep after lastly responding to the accommodation." I actually just like to bet her, and I'm expecting playing against her," Zheng mentioned of Sabalenka. "I understand she is among the greatest gamers on tough courtrooms, and also I've been actually wishing for this minute." Vekic was actually coming off her ideal lead to a Conquest, achieving the semifinals at Wimbledon. However the No. 24 seed knew she missed out on a possibility to go even deeper at Flushing Meadows.She often took lengthy pauses in stress after overlooking a go, occasionally tugging at her hair or even relaxing her scalp in her hand.The Croatian gamer broke Zheng to succeed the 2nd collection and also also the match, driving Zheng back along with some scorching returns just before making use of an excellent decrease fired to provide herself a prepared point.But after an ace to open up the 3rd collection, Vekic made 2 upright unforced inaccuracies, as well as Zheng cracked her. Zheng then cracked once more at love for a 5-2 lead facing the sparse crowd that had stuck around past 2 a.m.The previous most current appearance for a females's match was 2:13 a.m., when Maria Sakkari beat Bianca Andreescu in a 2021 fourth-round match.