.THE BIG APPLE-- Qinwen Zheng defeated Donna Vekic in a rematch of their Olympic final, advancing to the United States Open quarterfinals along with a 7-6 (2 ), 4-6, 6-2 victory early Monday early morning in the most recent finish of a females's suit in event history.It was actually 2:15 a.m. when the No. 7-seeded Zheng finished off the match that lasted 2 hours, 50 moments, a significantly tougher and longer exam than she obtained from Vekic last month in Paris.Zheng gained China's 1st singles gold in tennis with a 6-2, 6-3 victory that time. She wasn't quite as prevalent on the United States Open's challenging courthouses, where Vekic believes so much more comfortable than the clay at Roland Garros.But Zheng is actually still plenty tough to trump on tough courtrooms, having reached her 1st Conquest ultimate this year at the Australian Open, where she lost to Aryna Sabalenka." I think truly pleased with myself because it's difficult altering surface areas coming from clay-based to hard, particularly due to the fact that I returned to China, so I don't have the very same practice like all the other players," Zheng mentioned. "So, primarily, I'm simply making an effort to keep myself, find a means to receive the complement, even if I'm certainly not experiencing at my absolute best." Editor's Picks2 RelatedShe will definitely play again against Sabalenka, the No. 2 seed who likewise trumped Zheng in 2015 in the one-fourths at Blush Meadows on her means to the ultimate, on Tuesday.Zheng said she'll prepare-- just as long as she obtains eight or nine hours of rest after eventually getting back to the hotel." I really as if to play against her, and also I'm expecting betting her," Zheng mentioned of Sabalenka. "I understand she's one of the greatest gamers on tough courts, as well as I've been wishing for this instant." Vekic was coming off her best result in a Grand Slam, achieving the semifinals at Wimbledon. However the No. 24 seed recognized she missed a chance to go even much deeper at Flushing Meadows.She regularly took lengthy stops in frustration after overlooking a go, from time to time moving her hair or even relaxing her head in her hand.The Croatian gamer broke Zheng to succeed the second collection and also the suit, driving Zheng back along with some scorching profits just before using a perfect drop shot to provide herself an established point.But after an ace to open the 3rd set, Vekic produced pair of upright spontaneous errors, and Zheng cracked her. Zheng after that damaged again at love for a 5-2 top before the thin crowd that had actually stayed previous 2 a.m.The previous most up-to-date finish for a girls's suit was actually 2:13 a.m., when Maria Sakkari trumped Bianca Andreescu in a 2021 fourth-round paired.