.THE BIG APPLE-- Qinwen Zheng trumped Donna Vekic in a rematch of their Olympic last, advancing to the United States Open quarterfinals along with a 7-6 (2 ), 4-6, 6-2 triumph early Monday morning in the most recent finish of a ladies's suit in tournament history.It was 2:15 a.m. when the No. 7-seeded Zheng rounded off the match that lasted 2 hours, 50 minutes, a much harder as well as longer exam than she got from Vekic last month in Paris.Zheng won China's 1st singles gold in tennis along with a 6-2, 6-3 triumph that time. She had not been very as dominant on the US Open's hard courts, where Vekic feels much more relaxed than the clay at Roland Garros.But Zheng is actually still plenty difficult to trump on challenging courthouses, having actually hit her very first Conquest last this year at the Australian Open, where she shed to Aryna Sabalenka." I think definitely proud of myself given that it's challenging altering surfaces coming from clay to hard, especially since I got back to China, so I don't have the very same technique like all the various other players," Zheng mentioned. "Thus, primarily, I'm just making an effort to hold myself, locate a way to obtain the complement, even though I am actually certainly not thinking at my greatest." Editor's Picks2 RelatedShe will participate in again against Sabalenka, the No. 2 seed who likewise defeated Zheng in 2013 in the fourths at Blush Meadows on her way to the last, on Tuesday.Zheng claimed she'll be ready-- just as long as she gets 8 or 9 hours of sleep after ultimately responding to the hotel." I truly just like to bet her, and I am actually looking forward to betting her," Zheng mentioned of Sabalenka. "I know she's one of the greatest gamers on difficult courts, as well as I've been actually anticipating this moment." Vekic was going over her absolute best result in a Conquest, meeting the semifinals at Wimbledon. But the No. 24 seed knew she missed out on a possibility to go also deeper at Flushing Meadows.She regularly took lengthy stops briefly in stress after missing a shot, occasionally tugging at her hair or even resting her head in her hand.The Croatian player cracked Zheng to gain the second set and even the match, steering Zheng back with some blistering gains before using an excellent drop shot to offer herself a set point.But after an ace to open the third collection, Vekic helped make pair of straight unforced mistakes, and also Zheng damaged her. Zheng after that cracked once again at love for a 5-2 top facing the sporadic group that had stayed previous 2 a.m.The previous most recent finish for a women's suit was 2:13 a.m., when Maria Sakkari beat Bianca Andreescu in a 2021 fourth-round match.