.NEW YORK-- Qinwen Zheng trumped Donna Vekic in a rematch of their Olympic ultimate, developing to the US Open up quarterfinals with a 7-6 (2 ), 4-6, 6-2 triumph early Monday early morning in the latest finish of a girls's suit in event history.It was 2:15 a.m. when the No. 7-seeded Zheng rounded off the match that lasted 2 hrs, 50 moments, a significantly more durable and longer test than she received from Vekic final month in Paris.Zheng gained China's initial singles gold in tennis with a 6-2, 6-3 victory that time. She wasn't very as dominant on the United States Open's tough courtrooms, where Vekic feels far more relaxed than the clay at Roland Garros.But Zheng is still plenty challenging to trump on tough courts, having actually reached her initial Conquest last this year at the Australian Open, where she dropped to Aryna Sabalenka." I believe definitely proud of on my own because it is actually not easy transforming surface areas from clay to hard, particularly because I went back to China, so I do not possess the exact same practice like all the various other gamers," Zheng pointed out. "Therefore, essentially, I am actually just attempting to keep myself, discover a technique to obtain the fit, even when I'm not experiencing at my ideal." Publisher's Picks2 RelatedShe will participate in once more versus Sabalenka, the No. 2 seed who additionally defeated Zheng last year in the fourths at Flushing Meadows on her way to the ultimate, on Tuesday.Zheng stated she'll be ready-- so long as she obtains 8 or even 9 hours of sleep after lastly responding to the accommodation." I definitely such as to bet her, as well as I am actually eagerly anticipating betting her," Zheng pointed out of Sabalenka. "I know she is among the best players on challenging courthouses, as well as I have actually been actually wishing for this second." Vekic was going over her ideal result in a Conquest, achieving the semifinals at Wimbledon. But the No. 24 seed understood she overlooked a possibility to go also deeper at Flushing Meadows.She often took lengthy stops in disappointment after overlooking a try, occasionally moving her hair or resting her head in her hand.The Croatian gamer damaged Zheng to gain the second collection and even the match, driving Zheng back along with some blistering yields before making use of an ideal reduce shot to offer herself a prepared point.But after an ace to open the 3rd collection, Vekic helped make two upright spontaneous inaccuracies, as well as Zheng cracked her. Zheng after that damaged once more at love for a 5-2 top before the sparse group that had stayed past 2 a.m.The previous most up-to-date coating for a girls's fit was actually 2:13 a.m., when Maria Sakkari trumped Bianca Andreescu in a 2021 fourth-round suit.