.NEW YORK CITY-- Qinwen Zheng trumped Donna Vekic in a rematch of their Olympic final, developing to the United States Open up quarterfinals along with a 7-6 (2 ), 4-6, 6-2 triumph early Monday morning in the current end of a females's suit in tournament history.It was 2:15 a.m. when the No. 7-seeded Zheng finished off the suit that lasted 2 hrs, fifty minutes, a much harder and longer examination than she got from Vekic final month in Paris.Zheng gained China's initial singles gold in tennis with a 6-2, 6-3 victory that time. She wasn't pretty as leading on the United States Open's tough courts, where Vekic thinks so much more comfy than the clay at Roland Garros.But Zheng is still plenty challenging to beat on challenging courts, having actually hit her very first Grand Slam final this year at the Australian Open, where she lost to Aryna Sabalenka." I feel actually proud of myself since it is actually challenging transforming surface areas coming from clay to hard, especially considering that I returned to China, so I don't have the same practice like all the other players," Zheng pointed out. "So, primarily, I am actually simply making an effort to keep myself, locate a way to acquire the complement, regardless of whether I'm certainly not believing at my best." Editor's Picks2 RelatedShe will participate in once again against Sabalenka, the No. 2 seed that also trumped Zheng in 2014 in the quarters at Flushing Meadows on her means to the ultimate, on Tuesday.Zheng stated she'll be ready-- just as long as she receives eight or even 9 hours of rest after lastly getting back to the hotel." I truly like to bet her, and I am actually looking forward to playing against her," Zheng pointed out of Sabalenka. "I know she is just one of the best gamers on difficult courtrooms, and I've been wishing for this moment." Vekic was actually coming off her greatest lead to a Grand Slam, reaching the semifinals at Wimbledon. Yet the No. 24 seed knew she skipped a chance to go even deeper at Flushing Meadows.She frequently took long pauses in frustration after missing a chance, sometimes moving her hair or even relaxing her head in her hand.The Croatian player cracked Zheng to succeed the second set as well as also the suit, steering Zheng back along with some blistering gains prior to utilizing an ideal decline shot to offer herself an established point.But after an ace to open the third set, Vekic made 2 upright spontaneous inaccuracies, and also Zheng cracked her. Zheng then broke once more at passion for a 5-2 lead facing the thin crowd that had remained past 2 a.m.The previous most up-to-date coating for a women's suit was actually 2:13 a.m., when Maria Sakkari defeated Bianca Andreescu in a 2021 fourth-round fit.