.NEW YORK CITY-- 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 triumph early Monday morning in the most recent end of a women's suit in event history.It was 2:15 a.m. when the No. 7-seeded Zheng finished off the match that lasted 2 hrs, 50 mins, a much tougher as well as longer exam than she got from Vekic final month in Paris.Zheng won China's initial single people gold in tennis along with a 6-2, 6-3 success that day. She had not been pretty as leading on the United States Open's hard courtrooms, where Vekic experiences far more relaxed than the clay-based at Roland Garros.But Zheng is still plenty challenging to beat on difficult courtrooms, having actually reached her very first Conquest ultimate this year at the Australian Open, where she shed to Aryna Sabalenka." I feel definitely proud of on my own because it's challenging modifying areas coming from clay to hard, especially due to the fact that I got back to China, so I do not have the same strategy like all the other players," Zheng mentioned. "Thus, essentially, I am actually merely making an effort to store myself, locate a method to receive the suit, even though I'm not experiencing at my best." Publisher's Picks2 RelatedShe will definitely participate in once more against Sabalenka, the No. 2 seed that likewise beat Zheng in 2015 in the fourths at Flushing Meadows on her method to the final, on Tuesday.Zheng claimed she'll be ready-- provided that she gets 8 or even nine hours of sleeping after finally getting back to the hotels and resort." I definitely like to bet her, and also I am actually awaiting playing against her," Zheng mentioned of Sabalenka. "I know she is among the best players on difficult courts, and also I have actually been actually anticipating this moment." Vekic was going over her finest lead to a Grand Slam, reaching the semifinals at Wimbledon. Yet the No. 24 seed understood she missed out on an odds to go also deeper at Flushing Meadows.She frequently took lengthy pauses in aggravation after missing out on a go, periodically tugging at her hair or even resting her scalp in her hand.The Croatian gamer cracked Zheng to win the 2nd set as well as also the match, steering Zheng back along with some scorching yields prior to using a perfect drop fired to give herself a prepared point.But after an ace to open the third collection, Vekic created 2 straight spontaneous mistakes, and also Zheng damaged her. Zheng then damaged once more at affection for a 5-2 lead before the sparse group that had actually lingered previous 2 a.m.The previous newest surface for a women's suit was 2:13 a.m., when Maria Sakkari defeated Bianca Andreescu in a 2021 fourth-round suit.