.NEW YORK CITY-- Qinwen Zheng trumped Donna Vekic in a rematch of their Olympic last, advancing to the United States Open up quarterfinals with a 7-6 (2 ), 4-6, 6-2 victory early Monday early morning in the most recent end of a ladies's match in competition history.It was actually 2:15 a.m. when the No. 7-seeded Zheng rounded off the suit that lasted 2 hours, 50 minutes, a far harder and longer exam than she got from Vekic last month in Paris.Zheng gained China's initial singles gold in ping pong along with a 6-2, 6-3 victory that day. She wasn't pretty as leading on the United States Open's challenging courthouses, where Vekic experiences far more relaxed than the clay-based at Roland Garros.But Zheng is still plenty challenging to defeat on hard courthouses, having actually hit her very first Grand Slam final this year at the Australian Open, where she lost to Aryna Sabalenka." I feel truly proud of myself due to the fact that it's not easy changing surface areas coming from clay-based to hard, particularly given that I went back to China, so I don't have the same technique like all the other players," Zheng stated. "So, generally, I am actually only attempting to hold myself, locate a way to get the match, even when I am actually certainly not feeling at my absolute best." Publisher's Picks2 RelatedShe are going to play once again against Sabalenka, the No. 2 seed that additionally beat Zheng in 2015 in the fourths at Blush Meadows on her way to the final, on Tuesday.Zheng stated she'll prepare-- so long as she acquires 8 or even nine hours of sleep after eventually responding to the resort." I really like to play against her, and I am actually expecting playing against her," Zheng said of Sabalenka. "I recognize she's one of the greatest gamers on challenging courtrooms, and I have actually been expecting this instant." Vekic was coming off her finest lead to a Grand Slam, achieving the semifinals at Wimbledon. Yet the No. 24 seed recognized she skipped a possibility to go even deeper at Blush Meadows.She often took lengthy stops in disappointment after missing a go, sometimes tugging at her hair or relaxing her head in her hand.The Croatian gamer cracked Zheng to succeed the second collection and even the suit, steering Zheng back along with some blistering yields prior to utilizing an excellent decrease fired to provide herself an established point.But after an ace to open the third collection, Vekic created pair of upright spontaneous mistakes, as well as Zheng broke her. Zheng after that broke once more at love for a 5-2 top in front of the sparse crowd that had actually lingered past 2 a.m.The previous most recent coating for a women's fit was actually 2:13 a.m., when Maria Sakkari defeated Bianca Andreescu in a 2021 fourth-round paired.