.NYC-- Qinwen Zheng defeated Donna Vekic in a rematch of their Olympic last, improving to the United States Open quarterfinals along with a 7-6 (2 ), 4-6, 6-2 victory early Monday morning in the most recent end of a girls's suit in event history.It was actually 2:15 a.m. when the No. 7-seeded Zheng finished off the suit that lasted 2 hrs, 50 mins, a significantly tougher as well as longer exam than she received from Vekic last month in Paris.Zheng gained China's initial songs gold in ping pong along with a 6-2, 6-3 triumph that time. She wasn't pretty as prevalent on the United States Open's tough courts, where Vekic experiences much more relaxed than the clay at Roland Garros.But Zheng is actually still plenty hard to beat on challenging courtrooms, having actually hit her 1st Conquest final this year at the Australian Open, where she lost to Aryna Sabalenka." I believe really happy with myself considering that it's not easy modifying surface areas coming from clay to hard, particularly due to the fact that I went back to China, so I do not possess the same strategy like all the other gamers," Zheng said. "Thus, essentially, I am actually only trying to hold on my own, discover a method to obtain the suit, even though I am actually not thinking at my absolute best." Publisher's Picks2 RelatedShe will certainly participate in again versus Sabalenka, the No. 2 seed that likewise trumped Zheng in 2013 in the quarters at Flushing Meadows on her means to the last, on Tuesday.Zheng stated she'll prepare-- provided that she obtains 8 or even nine hrs of sleep after lastly getting back to the hotels and resort." I definitely just like to bet her, and I'm expecting betting her," Zheng said of Sabalenka. "I understand she is just one of the greatest players on hard courthouses, and also I have actually been actually anticipating this second." Vekic was going over her greatest cause a Grand Slam, achieving the semifinals at Wimbledon. Yet the No. 24 seed understood she missed an opportunity to go even deeper at Blush Meadows.She frequently took lengthy stops in aggravation after missing out on a chance, sometimes tugging at her hair or even resting her scalp in her hand.The Croatian player damaged Zheng to succeed the 2nd collection and also also the suit, driving Zheng back along with some blistering profits just before making use of a best decline shot to offer herself a set point.But after an ace to open the third set, Vekic helped make 2 straight spontaneous errors, and also Zheng broke her. Zheng then broke once again at love for a 5-2 top before the sporadic crowd that had actually remained past 2 a.m.The previous most recent appearance for a girls's match was actually 2:13 a.m., when Maria Sakkari trumped Bianca Andreescu in a 2021 fourth-round fit.