.NEW YORK CITY-- Qinwen Zheng trumped Donna Vekic in a rematch of their Olympic last, advancing to the US Open quarterfinals with a 7-6 (2 ), 4-6, 6-2 success early Monday morning in the current finish of a women's match in event history.It was 2:15 a.m. when the No. 7-seeded Zheng rounded off the match that lasted 2 hrs, 50 mins, a significantly tougher as well as longer exam than she received from Vekic last month in Paris.Zheng gained China's 1st singles gold in tennis along with a 6-2, 6-3 victory that time. She had not been very as dominant on the United States Open's difficult courts, where Vekic believes so much more pleasant than the clay at Roland Garros.But Zheng is actually still plenty difficult to trump on difficult courthouses, having hit her 1st Conquest last this year at the Australian Open, where she dropped to Aryna Sabalenka." I believe definitely pleased with on my own due to the fact that it is actually hard changing areas coming from clay-based to hard, especially given that I returned to China, so I do not possess the exact same technique like all the other players," Zheng stated. "Therefore, generally, I am actually just attempting to store on my own, discover a way to get the fit, even though I am actually not experiencing at my greatest." Publisher's Picks2 RelatedShe will definitely play once more against Sabalenka, the No. 2 seed that likewise defeated Zheng last year in the fourths at Blush Meadows on her technique to the ultimate, on Tuesday.Zheng mentioned she'll prepare-- provided that she receives eight or 9 hours of sleep after ultimately returning to the hotels and resort." I actually such as to play against her, and I'm awaiting betting her," Zheng pointed out of Sabalenka. "I recognize she's one of the best gamers on difficult courtrooms, as well as I have actually been actually wishing for this minute." Vekic was actually going over her best cause a Conquest, achieving the semifinals at Wimbledon. However the No. 24 seed knew she overlooked a possibility to go even deeper at Blush Meadows.She frequently took long stops briefly in frustration after overlooking a go, periodically moving her hair or relaxing her scalp in her hand.The Croatian gamer cracked Zheng to win the second set as well as also the suit, driving Zheng back with some scorching returns before using a perfect decrease fired to provide herself a prepared point.But after an ace to open the third set, Vekic made 2 upright spontaneous inaccuracies, and also Zheng cracked her. Zheng at that point damaged again at affection for a 5-2 lead in front of the thin crowd that had actually remained previous 2 a.m.The previous most current surface for a girls's suit was 2:13 a.m., when Maria Sakkari beat Bianca Andreescu in a 2021 fourth-round suit.