.NEW YORK-- Qinwen Zheng trumped Donna Vekic in a rematch of their Olympic last, advancing to the US Open up quarterfinals along with a 7-6 (2 ), 4-6, 6-2 triumph early Monday early morning in the most recent finish of a ladies's suit in tournament history.It was actually 2:15 a.m. when the No. 7-seeded Zheng accomplished the suit that lasted 2 hours, 50 mins, a much more durable and also longer test than she got from Vekic final month in Paris.Zheng gained China's initial songs gold in ping pong along with a 6-2, 6-3 victory that time. She wasn't pretty as dominant on the US Open's hard courthouses, where Vekic feels so much more relaxed than the clay-based at Roland Garros.But Zheng is actually still plenty hard to trump on hard courtrooms, having reached her 1st Grand Slam final this year at the Australian Open, where she shed to Aryna Sabalenka." I feel really pleased with on my own considering that it's challenging modifying areas coming from clay to hard, specifically because I went back to China, so I do not have the same method like all the other gamers," Zheng stated. "Thus, primarily, I am actually just making an effort to keep on my own, find a means to acquire the complement, regardless of whether I'm not thinking at my best." Editor's Picks2 RelatedShe will play again versus Sabalenka, the No. 2 seed who likewise beat Zheng in 2015 in the quarters at Blush Meadows on her method to the ultimate, on Tuesday.Zheng said she'll be ready-- provided that she receives 8 or even nine hrs of rest after lastly returning to the accommodation." I truly like to bet her, as well as I am actually expecting betting her," Zheng stated of Sabalenka. "I recognize she is among the greatest gamers on difficult courts, and I have actually been wishing for this minute." Vekic was actually going over her finest result in a Grand Slam, meeting the semifinals at Wimbledon. However the No. 24 seed recognized she overlooked a chance to go even deeper at Flushing Meadows.She regularly took long pauses in frustration after missing out on a chance, sometimes tugging at her hair or relaxing her scalp in her hand.The Croatian player damaged Zheng to gain the second collection as well as also the match, steering Zheng back along with some blistering gains just before utilizing an ideal decrease fired to provide herself a prepared point.But after an ace to open up the third collection, Vekic produced 2 upright spontaneous inaccuracies, and Zheng damaged her. Zheng then cracked once more at affection for a 5-2 lead facing the sporadic group that had stuck around past 2 a.m.The previous most recent appearance for a females's match was 2:13 a.m., when Maria Sakkari defeated Bianca Andreescu in a 2021 fourth-round match.