.NEW YORK-- Qinwen Zheng trumped Donna Vekic in a rematch of their Olympic last, advancing to the United States Open up quarterfinals along with a 7-6 (2 ), 4-6, 6-2 triumph early Monday morning in the current end of a girls's suit in competition history.It was 2:15 a.m. when the No. 7-seeded Zheng accomplished the suit that lasted 2 hrs, fifty mins, a much harder as well as longer test than she received from Vekic last month in Paris.Zheng gained China's initial singles gold in tennis along with a 6-2, 6-3 triumph that day. She wasn't very as leading on the US Open's tough courtrooms, where Vekic thinks a lot more comfortable than the clay at Roland Garros.But Zheng is actually still plenty challenging to defeat on challenging courthouses, having reached her 1st Grand Slam final this year at the Australian Open, where she shed to Aryna Sabalenka." I believe truly pleased with on my own due to the fact that it is actually challenging transforming surface areas coming from clay-based to hard, particularly since I returned to China, so I do not possess the same practice like all the other players," Zheng mentioned. "So, basically, I am actually just making an effort to store on my own, find a means to get the match, even though I'm certainly not feeling at my best." Editor's Picks2 RelatedShe are going to participate in once again against Sabalenka, the No. 2 seed who also defeated Zheng last year in the one-fourths at Flushing Meadows on her technique to the final, on Tuesday.Zheng mentioned she'll prepare-- as long as she receives 8 or 9 hrs of rest after lastly returning to the lodging." I really as if to bet her, and I am actually eagerly anticipating playing against her," Zheng said of Sabalenka. "I know she is among the best players on difficult courts, as well as I have actually been actually wishing for this second." Vekic was actually going over her greatest lead to a Grand Slam, meeting the semifinals at Wimbledon. However the No. 24 seed understood she missed an odds to go even much deeper at Flushing Meadows.She regularly took lengthy stops in disappointment after missing out on a shot, occasionally tugging at her hair or resting her scalp in her hand.The Croatian gamer damaged Zheng to gain the second set as well as even the match, driving Zheng back with some scorching profits before using a perfect decrease shot to provide herself a specified point.But after an ace to open the 3rd collection, Vekic made pair of straight spontaneous inaccuracies, and also Zheng damaged her. Zheng after that broke once more at affection for a 5-2 lead in front of the sporadic group that had actually stuck around past 2 a.m.The previous most current surface for a girls's fit was 2:13 a.m., when Maria Sakkari defeated Bianca Andreescu in a 2021 fourth-round suit.