.NEW YORK-- Qinwen Zheng beat Donna Vekic in a rematch of their Olympic ultimate, advancing to the United States Open up quarterfinals along with a 7-6 (2 ), 4-6, 6-2 success early Monday morning in the current end of a ladies's suit in tournament history.It was 2:15 a.m. when the No. 7-seeded Zheng accomplished the suit that lasted 2 hours, fifty minutes, a far tougher and also longer test than she received from Vekic last month in Paris.Zheng gained China's very first songs gold in tennis with a 6-2, 6-3 triumph that day. She wasn't pretty as dominant on the United States Open's tough courts, where Vekic believes far more comfortable than the clay-based at Roland Garros.But Zheng is actually still plenty tough to beat on hard courthouses, having actually reached her 1st Conquest ultimate this year at the Australian Open, where she shed to Aryna Sabalenka." I feel truly proud of myself due to the fact that it's challenging changing surface areas from clay to hard, specifically given that I returned to China, so I do not possess the very same strategy like all the various other gamers," Zheng stated. "Thus, essentially, I am actually merely making an effort to hold myself, find a method to obtain the match, even when I'm certainly not feeling at my absolute best." Publisher's Picks2 RelatedShe are going to participate in once more against Sabalenka, the No. 2 seed who additionally defeated Zheng last year in the quarters at Flushing Meadows on her technique to the last, on Tuesday.Zheng mentioned she'll prepare-- just as long as she receives 8 or 9 hours of rest after lastly responding to the hotel." I actually just like to bet her, and also I am actually anticipating betting her," Zheng claimed of Sabalenka. "I recognize she is just one of the best gamers on difficult courthouses, and I've been actually expecting this minute." Vekic was actually coming off her ideal result in a Grand Slam, meeting the semifinals at Wimbledon. However the No. 24 seed knew she missed out on a chance to go even deeper at Flushing Meadows.She often took lengthy pauses in frustration after skipping a try, from time to time moving her hair or resting her scalp in her hand.The Croatian gamer cracked Zheng to succeed the second collection as well as even the suit, steering Zheng back along with some blistering profits just before utilizing an ideal decline shot to offer herself a set point.But after an ace to open up the third set, Vekic created two upright unforced inaccuracies, as well as Zheng broke her. Zheng after that damaged again at affection for a 5-2 top facing the sparse group that had actually stuck around previous 2 a.m.The previous most up-to-date finish for a ladies's paired was actually 2:13 a.m., when Maria Sakkari trumped Bianca Andreescu in a 2021 fourth-round match.