.NEW YORK-- Qinwen Zheng beat Donna Vekic in a rematch of their Olympic final, improving to the United States Open up quarterfinals with a 7-6 (2 ), 4-6, 6-2 victory early Monday morning in the current finish of a ladies's suit in tournament history.It was actually 2:15 a.m. when the No. 7-seeded Zheng rounded off the suit that lasted 2 hrs, 50 moments, a significantly tougher and longer test than she obtained from Vekic last month in Paris.Zheng gained China's first singles gold in tennis along with a 6-2, 6-3 success that time. She wasn't pretty as dominant on the US Open's hard courtrooms, where Vekic thinks much more comfortable than the clay-based at Roland Garros.But Zheng is actually still plenty challenging to defeat on challenging courtrooms, having actually hit her very first Grand Slam final this year at the Australian Open, where she shed to Aryna Sabalenka." I believe actually pleased with on my own since it's challenging transforming areas from clay-based to hard, particularly due to the fact that I got back to China, so I don't have the same practice like all the other players," Zheng stated. "So, basically, I'm only trying to hold myself, locate a way to receive the match, even if I am actually not believing at my best." Editor's Picks2 RelatedShe will definitely play once again against Sabalenka, the No. 2 seed who also defeated Zheng in 2015 in the one-fourths at Flushing Meadows on her way to the last, on Tuesday.Zheng stated she'll prepare-- just as long as she obtains 8 or even nine hours of rest after eventually returning to the resort." I truly such as to play against her, and I'm anticipating betting her," Zheng pointed out of Sabalenka. "I understand she is among the greatest gamers on tough courthouses, and also I have actually been expecting this instant." Vekic was actually going over her best lead to a Conquest, reaching the semifinals at Wimbledon. However the No. 24 seed recognized she missed out on a possibility to go also much deeper at Flushing Meadows.She frequently took lengthy stops briefly in aggravation after skipping a shot, from time to time tugging at her hair or even relaxing her scalp in her hand.The Croatian gamer broke Zheng to succeed the second collection as well as even the suit, steering Zheng back along with some scorching gains before making use of a perfect reduce shot to give herself a set point.But after an ace to open the 3rd collection, Vekic helped make two upright unforced errors, as well as Zheng cracked her. Zheng then damaged once again at passion for a 5-2 lead before the sporadic group that had actually lingered previous 2 a.m.The previous most recent appearance for a females's suit was 2:13 a.m., when Maria Sakkari defeated Bianca Andreescu in a 2021 fourth-round match.