.THE BIG APPLE-- Qinwen Zheng defeated 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 triumph early Monday morning in the current end of a ladies's suit in competition history.It was actually 2:15 a.m. when the No. 7-seeded Zheng rounded off the suit that lasted 2 hours, 50 mins, a much tougher as well as longer exam than she received from Vekic final month in Paris.Zheng won China's 1st singles gold in tennis along with a 6-2, 6-3 triumph that day. She had not been quite as leading on the United States Open's difficult courtrooms, where Vekic thinks far more comfy than the clay at Roland Garros.But Zheng is actually still plenty hard to trump on challenging courtrooms, having reached her very first Grand Slam last this year at the Australian Open, where she dropped to Aryna Sabalenka." I believe truly pleased with myself since it is actually challenging modifying surfaces from clay-based to hard, specifically considering that I got back to China, so I don't have the exact same strategy like all the various other players," Zheng mentioned. "So, generally, I am actually merely trying to keep on my own, find a technique to obtain the suit, even if I'm certainly not thinking at my finest." Editor's Picks2 RelatedShe are going to play once again versus Sabalenka, the No. 2 seed that also defeated Zheng in 2014 in the one-fourths at Blush Meadows on her technique to the final, on Tuesday.Zheng said she'll be ready-- so long as she gets 8 or 9 hrs of sleep after ultimately getting back to the hotels and resort." I actually just like to play against her, as well as I'm anticipating betting her," Zheng claimed of Sabalenka. "I understand she's one of the best players on difficult courthouses, and I've been actually anticipating this moment." Vekic was coming off her greatest lead to a Grand Slam, meeting the semifinals at Wimbledon. Yet the No. 24 seed knew she overlooked an opportunity to go even much deeper at Blush Meadows.She often took long stops in disappointment after missing out on a try, occasionally tugging at her hair or even resting her head in her hand.The Croatian gamer broke Zheng to gain the second collection and even the suit, steering Zheng back with some scorching returns prior to using a perfect decrease shot to offer herself a specified point.But after an ace to open up the 3rd collection, Vekic produced two upright spontaneous errors, as well as Zheng broke her. Zheng then damaged again at affection for a 5-2 lead before the thin crowd that had stuck around previous 2 a.m.The previous latest surface for a females's suit was actually 2:13 a.m., when Maria Sakkari trumped Bianca Andreescu in a 2021 fourth-round paired.