.THE BIG APPLE-- Qinwen Zheng defeated Donna Vekic in a rematch of their Olympic final, improving to the US Open quarterfinals along with a 7-6 (2 ), 4-6, 6-2 triumph early Monday early morning in the current end of a females's suit in competition history.It was 2:15 a.m. when the No. 7-seeded Zheng finished off the match that lasted 2 hrs, 50 moments, a significantly more durable as well as longer examination than she received from Vekic last month in Paris.Zheng gained China's initial songs gold in tennis along with a 6-2, 6-3 victory that time. She had not been quite as dominant on the United States Open's difficult courthouses, where Vekic thinks so much more comfortable than the clay-based at Roland Garros.But Zheng is actually still plenty tough to defeat on tough courtrooms, having hit her initial Grand Slam ultimate this year at the Australian Open, where she dropped to Aryna Sabalenka." I feel definitely pleased with myself considering that it is actually hard changing surfaces from clay-based to hard, particularly given that I returned to China, so I don't possess the exact same technique like all the other players," Zheng claimed. "So, primarily, I'm just attempting to hold myself, find a method to obtain the match, even if I am actually not believing at my best." Publisher's Picks2 RelatedShe will participate in once again versus Sabalenka, the No. 2 seed that also beat Zheng in 2015 in the fourths at Blush Meadows on her way to the last, on Tuesday.Zheng said she'll prepare-- so long as she obtains 8 or even 9 hours of sleep after eventually getting back to the lodging." I actually such as to play against her, as well as I'm looking forward to betting her," Zheng said of Sabalenka. "I know she's one of the greatest players on tough courtrooms, and I've been actually expecting this moment." Vekic was going over her finest cause a Grand Slam, reaching the semifinals at Wimbledon. However the No. 24 seed understood she missed a chance to go even deeper at Flushing Meadows.She frequently took lengthy stops briefly in frustration after skipping a chance, occasionally tugging at her hair or even relaxing her scalp in her hand.The Croatian gamer damaged Zheng to win the second collection as well as also the match, driving Zheng back along with some scorching profits before using an excellent reduce shot to provide herself an established point.But after an ace to open up the 3rd set, Vekic produced pair of upright spontaneous inaccuracies, as well as Zheng broke her. Zheng then cracked again at affection for a 5-2 lead facing the sporadic group that had actually stuck around past 2 a.m.The previous most up-to-date appearance for a females's suit was 2:13 a.m., when Maria Sakkari defeated Bianca Andreescu in a 2021 fourth-round suit.