.THE BIG APPLE-- Qinwen Zheng trumped Donna Vekic in a rematch of their Olympic ultimate, advancing to the United States Open quarterfinals along with a 7-6 (2 ), 4-6, 6-2 victory early Monday morning in the current finish of a females's suit in competition history.It was actually 2:15 a.m. when the No. 7-seeded Zheng finished off the suit that lasted 2 hours, fifty mins, a far tougher and longer test than she obtained from Vekic final month in Paris.Zheng gained China's very first single people gold in tennis along with a 6-2, 6-3 victory that day. She wasn't very as dominant on the US Open's challenging courts, where Vekic experiences so much more comfy than the clay-based at Roland Garros.But Zheng is still plenty difficult to trump on difficult courts, having actually reached her initial Conquest last this year at the Australian Open, where she dropped to Aryna Sabalenka." I experience really happy with myself since it is actually difficult modifying surfaces coming from clay to hard, particularly because I went back to China, so I don't have the very same technique like all the other gamers," Zheng claimed. "Therefore, essentially, I am actually simply attempting to store myself, find a way to obtain the suit, even though I'm not feeling at my ideal." Editor's Picks2 RelatedShe will certainly play once more versus Sabalenka, the No. 2 seed that likewise defeated Zheng in 2014 in the fourths at Flushing Meadows on her means to the last, on Tuesday.Zheng stated she'll prepare-- provided that she obtains 8 or even 9 hrs of sleeping after lastly returning to the hotels and resort." I truly just like to play against her, and I'm expecting playing against her," Zheng pointed out of Sabalenka. "I understand she's one of the best gamers on tough courthouses, as well as I have actually been actually expecting this instant." Vekic was coming off her ideal lead to a Grand Slam, reaching the semifinals at Wimbledon. However the No. 24 seed recognized she missed out on a possibility to go also deeper at Blush Meadows.She frequently took lengthy stops in irritation after missing a shot, sometimes moving her hair or even resting her scalp in her hand.The Croatian gamer cracked Zheng to win the 2nd set and also also the suit, driving Zheng back with some scorching gains prior to using a best decline shot to provide herself a prepared point.But after an ace to open the third collection, Vekic produced 2 upright spontaneous mistakes, and Zheng broke her. Zheng at that point broke once again at affection for a 5-2 lead in front of the sparse group that had actually stayed past 2 a.m.The previous most current coating for a females's fit was 2:13 a.m., when Maria Sakkari trumped Bianca Andreescu in a 2021 fourth-round match.