.NEW YORK-- Qinwen Zheng defeated Donna Vekic in a rematch of their Olympic ultimate, developing to the United States Open up quarterfinals with a 7-6 (2 ), 4-6, 6-2 success early Monday early morning in the latest finish of a ladies's suit in event history.It was actually 2:15 a.m. when the No. 7-seeded Zheng rounded off the match that lasted 2 hrs, fifty minutes, a much harder as well as longer exam than she received from Vekic final month in Paris.Zheng gained China's initial songs gold in ping pong with a 6-2, 6-3 success that time. She had not been pretty as leading on the US Open's challenging courts, where Vekic believes much more comfortable than the clay-based at Roland Garros.But Zheng is actually still plenty hard to beat on challenging courts, having hit her 1st Conquest ultimate this year at the Australian Open, where she dropped to Aryna Sabalenka." I feel truly pleased with on my own because it's challenging transforming surface areas coming from clay to hard, specifically due to the fact that I got back to China, so I do not have the very same practice like all the other gamers," Zheng mentioned. "So, essentially, I'm only trying to store myself, find a method to obtain the complement, even though I am actually certainly not thinking at my ideal." Editor's Picks2 RelatedShe will definitely play again against Sabalenka, the No. 2 seed who likewise beat Zheng in 2014 in the quarters at Blush Meadows on her way to the last, on Tuesday.Zheng claimed she'll be ready-- as long as she receives 8 or 9 hours of sleep after ultimately getting back to the hotel." I really just like to play against her, as well as I'm eagerly anticipating betting her," Zheng said of Sabalenka. "I understand she's one of the greatest players on difficult courts, and also I have actually been anticipating this second." Vekic was actually going over her finest lead to a Conquest, reaching the semifinals at Wimbledon. However the No. 24 seed recognized she overlooked a possibility to go even much deeper at Blush Meadows.She regularly took lengthy stops in frustration after overlooking a chance, sometimes tugging at her hair or even relaxing her scalp in her hand.The Croatian player cracked Zheng to gain the second set as well as also the suit, driving Zheng back along with some blistering yields prior to using an ideal drop shot to provide herself a prepared point.But after an ace to open the third set, Vekic created two straight unforced mistakes, as well as Zheng damaged her. Zheng then cracked once more at affection for a 5-2 lead in front of the sporadic group that had remained past 2 a.m.The previous most current finish for a ladies's paired was 2:13 a.m., when Maria Sakkari defeated Bianca Andreescu in a 2021 fourth-round match.