.NYC-- Qinwen Zheng beat Donna Vekic in a rematch of their Olympic ultimate, developing to the US Open quarterfinals along with a 7-6 (2 ), 4-6, 6-2 success early Monday morning in the current finish of a women's match in competition history.It was 2:15 a.m. when the No. 7-seeded Zheng accomplished the match that lasted 2 hours, fifty mins, a significantly tougher as well as longer exam than she received from Vekic last month in Paris.Zheng won China's very first single people gold in tennis along with a 6-2, 6-3 triumph that time. She wasn't rather as leading on the US Open's hard courthouses, where Vekic believes far more relaxed than the clay at Roland Garros.But Zheng is still plenty difficult to defeat on difficult courtrooms, having hit her very first Conquest ultimate this year at the Australian Open, where she shed to Aryna Sabalenka." I believe really happy with on my own since it is actually not easy changing surface areas coming from clay-based to hard, especially because I got back to China, so I don't possess the exact same practice like all the other players," Zheng claimed. "So, generally, I am actually just attempting to keep myself, locate a means to receive the complement, regardless of whether I am actually certainly not believing at my greatest." Editor's Picks2 RelatedShe will definitely participate in once more against Sabalenka, the No. 2 seed who likewise beat Zheng in 2013 in the quarters at Flushing Meadows on her way to the final, on Tuesday.Zheng said she'll prepare-- provided that she obtains 8 or nine hours of sleep after lastly responding to the resort." I really as if to bet her, and also I'm awaiting betting her," Zheng pointed out of Sabalenka. "I understand she's one of the greatest players on difficult courthouses, and I have actually been hoping for this moment." Vekic was actually going over her finest result in a Conquest, reaching the semifinals at Wimbledon. But the No. 24 seed recognized she missed out on a chance to go even deeper at Blush Meadows.She often took long stops in frustration after skipping a shot, sometimes moving her hair or even resting her head in her hand.The Croatian gamer broke Zheng to succeed the 2nd collection and also even the suit, steering Zheng back along with some scorching returns prior to using an ideal decline fired to offer herself a prepared point.But after an ace to open up the third collection, Vekic made two upright spontaneous mistakes, and also Zheng cracked her. Zheng after that cracked again at passion for a 5-2 top in front of the sporadic group that had lingered past 2 a.m.The previous most current appearance for a women's paired was actually 2:13 a.m., when Maria Sakkari trumped Bianca Andreescu in a 2021 fourth-round match.