.NEW YORK-- Qinwen Zheng defeated Donna Vekic in a rematch of their Olympic ultimate, developing to the US Open quarterfinals with a 7-6 (2 ), 4-6, 6-2 success early Monday 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 accomplished the suit that lasted 2 hours, 50 minutes, a significantly more durable and also longer examination than she obtained from Vekic last month in Paris.Zheng gained China's 1st songs gold in tennis with a 6-2, 6-3 victory that time. She had not been fairly as leading on the US Open's tough courts, where Vekic experiences so much more relaxed than the clay-based at Roland Garros.But Zheng is actually still plenty hard to beat on hard courthouses, having hit her 1st Grand Slam final this year at the Australian Open, where she dropped to Aryna Sabalenka." I believe really proud of on my own considering that it is actually hard changing surface areas coming from clay-based to hard, especially due to the fact that I went back to China, so I do not possess the exact same strategy like all the various other players," Zheng pointed out. "Therefore, primarily, I'm only attempting to store on my own, find a means to get the match, even when I am actually certainly not feeling at my best." Publisher's Picks2 RelatedShe will definitely play again against Sabalenka, the No. 2 seed that additionally defeated Zheng last year in the quarters at Blush Meadows on her technique to the final, on Tuesday.Zheng mentioned she'll prepare-- as long as she obtains 8 or 9 hrs of sleeping after eventually responding to the hotel." I truly just like to play against her, as well as I'm expecting playing against her," Zheng stated of Sabalenka. "I understand she is among the best players on challenging courts, as well as I have actually been expecting this instant." Vekic was actually going over her greatest lead to a Grand Slam, achieving the semifinals at Wimbledon. But the No. 24 seed understood she missed out on an odds to go also much deeper at Flushing Meadows.She frequently took lengthy stops in irritation after missing out on a go, from time to time tugging at her hair or resting her scalp in her hand.The Croatian player cracked Zheng to gain the second set as well as also the match, driving Zheng back along with some blistering returns prior to using an excellent decline fired to offer herself an established point.But after an ace to open the third set, Vekic made two upright unforced mistakes, and Zheng broke her. Zheng then damaged once again at love for a 5-2 top in front of the sparse group that had actually remained previous 2 a.m.The previous most up-to-date surface for a women's suit was 2:13 a.m., when Maria Sakkari defeated Bianca Andreescu in a 2021 fourth-round match.