.NEW YORK CITY-- Qinwen Zheng beat Donna Vekic in a rematch of their Olympic last, developing to the United States Open up quarterfinals with a 7-6 (2 ), 4-6, 6-2 triumph early Monday morning in the most up to date end of a females's suit in tournament history.It was actually 2:15 a.m. when the No. 7-seeded Zheng rounded off the suit that lasted 2 hours, fifty moments, a significantly tougher and longer test than she got from Vekic last month in Paris.Zheng gained China's very first singles gold in ping pong with a 6-2, 6-3 triumph that time. She had not been pretty as dominant on the United States Open's challenging courtrooms, where Vekic thinks far more pleasant than the clay at Roland Garros.But Zheng is still plenty tough to defeat on hard courthouses, having reached her first Conquest ultimate this year at the Australian Open, where she lost to Aryna Sabalenka." I feel definitely pleased with on my own because it's challenging altering surface areas from clay to hard, particularly considering that I went back to China, so I do not possess the same technique like all the other players," Zheng pointed out. "Therefore, essentially, I am actually only making an effort to store on my own, discover a method to get the match, regardless of whether I'm not experiencing at my best." Publisher's Picks2 RelatedShe will definitely participate in once again against Sabalenka, the No. 2 seed that additionally trumped Zheng last year in the fourths at Blush Meadows on her means to the final, on Tuesday.Zheng mentioned she'll be ready-- as long as she gets 8 or nine hours of sleeping after finally getting back to the lodging." I actually just like to play against her, and also I am actually anticipating betting her," Zheng pointed out of Sabalenka. "I recognize she's one of the best players on tough courtrooms, and I've been expecting this moment." Vekic was actually coming off her best result in a Conquest, meeting the semifinals at Wimbledon. However the No. 24 seed knew she skipped a chance to go also much deeper at Flushing Meadows.She often took lengthy pauses in stress after missing out on a go, sometimes moving her hair or even resting her head in her hand.The Croatian player broke Zheng to gain the second collection and also also the match, driving Zheng back along with some scorching returns before using a perfect decline fired to offer herself a specified point.But after an ace to open up the 3rd set, Vekic created 2 straight unforced errors, as well as Zheng damaged her. Zheng at that point cracked once more at passion for a 5-2 top before the sparse crowd that had actually lingered previous 2 a.m.The previous latest appearance for a girls's paired was 2:13 a.m., when Maria Sakkari defeated Bianca Andreescu in a 2021 fourth-round paired.