.NEW YORK-- Qinwen Zheng beat 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 most up to date end of a girls's suit in tournament history.It was actually 2:15 a.m. when the No. 7-seeded Zheng rounded off the match that lasted 2 hours, fifty moments, a far tougher and longer exam than she got from Vekic final month in Paris.Zheng gained China's very first singles gold in tennis along with a 6-2, 6-3 triumph that day. She had not been very as dominant on the US Open's hard courthouses, where Vekic feels far more comfy than the clay at Roland Garros.But Zheng is still plenty challenging to defeat on difficult courthouses, having actually hit her first Conquest final this year at the Australian Open, where she lost to Aryna Sabalenka." I believe definitely pleased with on my own due to the fact that it's not easy transforming surface areas from clay-based to hard, specifically since I returned to China, so I don't have the exact same practice like all the other gamers," Zheng mentioned. "Therefore, essentially, I am actually merely attempting to store on my own, find a technique to receive the match, even though I am actually certainly not experiencing at my best." Editor's Picks2 RelatedShe will play once more versus Sabalenka, the No. 2 seed who also beat Zheng in 2013 in the one-fourths at Blush Meadows on her way to the final, on Tuesday.Zheng stated she'll prepare-- just as long as she obtains eight or nine hrs of sleeping after ultimately returning to the hotels and resort." I really as if to bet her, as well as I'm looking forward to betting her," Zheng claimed of Sabalenka. "I know she is just one of the best gamers on tough courthouses, and also I have actually been wishing for this minute." Vekic was actually coming off her absolute best result in a Conquest, meeting the semifinals at Wimbledon. Yet the No. 24 seed understood she missed out on a chance to go even deeper at Flushing Meadows.She often took lengthy pauses in disappointment after overlooking a chance, sometimes moving her hair or even resting her scalp in her hand.The Croatian player cracked Zheng to succeed the 2nd set and also even the match, steering Zheng back with some blistering gains just before using an excellent drop shot to give herself a set point.But after an ace to open the 3rd collection, Vekic made two upright unforced inaccuracies, as well as Zheng damaged her. Zheng at that point damaged again at affection for a 5-2 lead facing the thin group that had actually stuck around past 2 a.m.The previous most recent coating for a women's paired was 2:13 a.m., when Maria Sakkari beat Bianca Andreescu in a 2021 fourth-round match.