.THE BIG APPLE-- Qinwen Zheng defeated Donna Vekic in a rematch of their Olympic final, improving to the United States Open quarterfinals along with a 7-6 (2 ), 4-6, 6-2 triumph early Monday early morning in the most up to date end of a women'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 minutes, a much harder and also longer exam than she got from Vekic last month in Paris.Zheng won China's very first singles gold in ping pong with a 6-2, 6-3 victory that day. She wasn't pretty as dominant on the United States Open's hard courtrooms, where Vekic believes far more pleasant than the clay at Roland Garros.But Zheng is actually still plenty challenging to trump on challenging courts, having actually reached her very first Conquest ultimate this year at the Australian Open, where she lost to Aryna Sabalenka." I feel definitely happy with on my own because it's hard altering surfaces coming from clay to hard, especially due to the fact that I returned to China, so I do not have the exact same strategy like all the various other gamers," Zheng stated. "Thus, primarily, I am actually merely trying to hold on my own, find a means to receive the fit, even if I am actually certainly not experiencing at my finest." Editor's Picks2 RelatedShe are going to play once more against Sabalenka, the No. 2 seed who also beat Zheng in 2015 in the quarters at Flushing Meadows on her way to the last, on Tuesday.Zheng claimed she'll be ready-- provided that she acquires 8 or 9 hrs of sleep after eventually returning to the hotel." I definitely such as to bet her, and also I am actually eagerly anticipating betting her," Zheng mentioned of Sabalenka. "I understand she is just one of the best gamers on challenging courthouses, and I've been anticipating this second." Vekic was actually coming off her ideal cause a Grand Slam, achieving the semifinals at Wimbledon. But the No. 24 seed knew she missed an opportunity to go even much deeper at Blush Meadows.She often took long pauses in irritation after missing out on a go, occasionally tugging at her hair or even resting her scalp in her hand.The Croatian player broke Zheng to gain the 2nd set and also even the match, steering Zheng back along with some blistering yields just before utilizing a perfect reduce shot to give herself an established point.But after an ace to open up the third collection, Vekic produced pair of straight spontaneous errors, and also Zheng broke her. Zheng after that cracked once more at passion for a 5-2 top in front of the thin group that had remained past 2 a.m.The previous latest appearance for a girls's fit was actually 2:13 a.m., when Maria Sakkari defeated Bianca Andreescu in a 2021 fourth-round paired.