.NYC-- Qinwen Zheng beat Donna Vekic in a rematch of their Olympic final, improving to the US Open up quarterfinals with a 7-6 (2 ), 4-6, 6-2 success early Monday morning in the most recent finish of a females's suit in tournament history.It was actually 2:15 a.m. when the No. 7-seeded Zheng accomplished the match that lasted 2 hrs, fifty moments, a far tougher as well as longer examination than she got from Vekic final month in Paris.Zheng gained China's very first songs gold in ping pong along with a 6-2, 6-3 success that time. She had not been very as dominant on the United States Open's tough courtrooms, where Vekic experiences so much more comfy than the clay at Roland Garros.But Zheng is still plenty hard to trump on challenging courthouses, having hit her first Grand Slam last this year at the Australian Open, where she shed to Aryna Sabalenka." I experience really happy with myself given that it's hard altering areas from clay to hard, particularly due to the fact that I got back to China, so I don't have the very same method like all the other gamers," Zheng mentioned. "Therefore, essentially, I am actually merely attempting to keep on my own, locate a means to obtain the fit, even when I'm certainly not thinking at my finest." Editor's Picks2 RelatedShe will certainly play once again against Sabalenka, the No. 2 seed who additionally defeated Zheng in 2013 in the one-fourths at Blush Meadows on her way to the ultimate, on Tuesday.Zheng claimed she'll prepare-- just as long as she obtains 8 or even nine hours of rest after lastly returning to the hotels and resort." I really just like to bet her, and also I am actually anticipating betting her," Zheng claimed of Sabalenka. "I understand she's one of the best gamers on hard courts, and also I've been expecting this moment." Vekic was coming off her absolute best cause a Conquest, reaching the semifinals at Wimbledon. But the No. 24 seed knew she skipped an opportunity to go also much deeper at Blush Meadows.She often took long stops in frustration after missing a try, from time to time tugging at her hair or resting her scalp in her hand.The Croatian gamer damaged Zheng to succeed the 2nd set and also also the suit, steering Zheng back along with some scorching profits before making use of a best decrease shot to offer herself a prepared point.But after an ace to open up the third set, Vekic helped make pair of upright unforced mistakes, and also Zheng broke her. Zheng then damaged once more at passion for a 5-2 top before the thin group that had actually lingered previous 2 a.m.The previous newest appearance for a females's suit was actually 2:13 a.m., when Maria Sakkari defeated Bianca Andreescu in a 2021 fourth-round suit.