.THE BIG APPLE-- Qinwen Zheng beat 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 success early Monday morning in the latest finish of a ladies's suit in event history.It was 2:15 a.m. when the No. 7-seeded Zheng accomplished the suit that lasted 2 hours, fifty moments, a far more durable and longer exam than she got from Vekic last month in Paris.Zheng gained China's very first singles gold in tennis with a 6-2, 6-3 success that time. She wasn't rather as leading on the US Open's challenging courthouses, where Vekic thinks far more comfy than the clay-based at Roland Garros.But Zheng is still plenty difficult to beat on tough courtrooms, having reached her very first Grand Slam ultimate this year at the Australian Open, where she lost to Aryna Sabalenka." I believe actually pleased with myself because it's not easy modifying surfaces coming from clay-based to hard, particularly due to the fact that I got back to China, so I don't have the exact same method like all the various other players," Zheng said. "Therefore, primarily, I'm just attempting to hold myself, locate a method to acquire the suit, even though I'm not thinking at my greatest." Publisher's Picks2 RelatedShe will certainly participate in once more against Sabalenka, the No. 2 seed that also defeated Zheng in 2014 in the fourths at Blush Meadows on her technique to the ultimate, on Tuesday.Zheng stated she'll prepare-- just as long as she gets 8 or 9 hours of rest after finally returning to the accommodation." I definitely as if to bet her, as well as I am actually looking forward to playing against her," Zheng mentioned of Sabalenka. "I know she is among the best gamers on hard courtrooms, as well as I have actually been actually hoping for this instant." Vekic was going over her ideal cause a Conquest, achieving the semifinals at Wimbledon. But the No. 24 seed knew she missed a possibility to go even much deeper at Blush Meadows.She regularly took lengthy pauses in stress after overlooking a go, periodically tugging at her hair or resting her scalp in her hand.The Croatian gamer damaged Zheng to succeed the 2nd set and also the match, driving Zheng back with some scorching gains before utilizing an excellent decline shot to provide herself a specified point.But after an ace to open up the 3rd collection, Vekic produced pair of upright unforced errors, and Zheng damaged her. Zheng then damaged again at passion for a 5-2 top facing the thin group that had lingered previous 2 a.m.The previous most current appearance for a ladies's fit was actually 2:13 a.m., when Maria Sakkari beat Bianca Andreescu in a 2021 fourth-round paired.