.NEW YORK-- Qinwen Zheng trumped Donna Vekic in a rematch of their Olympic last, improving to the United States Open up quarterfinals with a 7-6 (2 ), 4-6, 6-2 victory early Monday morning in the current finish of a girls's suit in competition history.It was 2:15 a.m. when the No. 7-seeded Zheng accomplished the suit that lasted 2 hrs, fifty minutes, a much more durable as well as longer exam than she received from Vekic final month in Paris.Zheng gained China's very first songs gold in ping pong with a 6-2, 6-3 triumph that day. She had not been fairly as leading on the US Open's hard courts, where Vekic believes far more comfortable than the clay at Roland Garros.But Zheng is still plenty challenging to trump on challenging courtrooms, having hit her initial Grand Slam ultimate this year at the Australian Open, where she lost to Aryna Sabalenka." I experience really proud of myself considering that it is actually not easy transforming surface areas coming from clay to hard, specifically since I got back to China, so I do not have the same practice like all the other players," Zheng stated. "Therefore, essentially, I'm only trying to store on my own, locate a method to receive the complement, even when I am actually certainly not feeling at my best." Publisher's Picks2 RelatedShe will play once again versus Sabalenka, the No. 2 seed who additionally defeated Zheng in 2014 in the quarters at Blush Meadows on her technique to the ultimate, on Tuesday.Zheng stated she'll be ready-- just as long as she obtains 8 or even nine hrs of rest after finally returning to the hotel." I actually just like to bet her, and I am actually looking forward to playing against her," Zheng said of Sabalenka. "I know she is among the best players on difficult courts, and also I've been wishing for this second." Vekic was going over her greatest cause a Grand Slam, achieving the semifinals at Wimbledon. But the No. 24 seed knew she missed out on an opportunity to go even much deeper at Blush Meadows.She often took long stops in frustration after overlooking a shot, periodically moving her hair or resting her head in her hand.The Croatian gamer broke Zheng to win the 2nd set and also also the match, driving Zheng back with some blistering returns prior to making use of a perfect decline shot to offer herself an established point.But after an ace to open the 3rd set, Vekic helped make 2 upright spontaneous mistakes, and Zheng cracked her. Zheng at that point damaged once again at love for a 5-2 lead before the thin crowd that had stayed past 2 a.m.The previous most recent surface for a ladies's suit was 2:13 a.m., when Maria Sakkari beat Bianca Andreescu in a 2021 fourth-round match.