.THE BIG APPLE-- Qinwen Zheng trumped Donna Vekic in a rematch of their Olympic ultimate, improving to the US Open up quarterfinals with a 7-6 (2 ), 4-6, 6-2 victory early Monday morning in the most recent end of a women's match in competition history.It was actually 2:15 a.m. when the No. 7-seeded Zheng rounded off the suit that lasted 2 hrs, fifty minutes, a far harder and also longer test than she obtained from Vekic last month in Paris.Zheng won China's 1st singles gold in tennis along with a 6-2, 6-3 triumph that day. She had not been very as dominant on the US Open's hard courthouses, where Vekic thinks a lot more pleasant than the clay at Roland Garros.But Zheng is still plenty challenging to trump on challenging courthouses, having hit her 1st Grand Slam final this year at the Australian Open, where she lost to Aryna Sabalenka." I believe really pleased with on my own because it is actually difficult modifying areas coming from clay to hard, specifically since I went back to China, so I do not possess the same practice like all the various other players," Zheng claimed. "Thus, primarily, I'm only making an effort to hold myself, find a method to receive the fit, even though I'm certainly not thinking at my absolute best." Editor's Picks2 RelatedShe will definitely participate in once again against Sabalenka, the No. 2 seed that likewise defeated Zheng in 2013 in the quarters at Blush Meadows on her way to the last, on Tuesday.Zheng said she'll be ready-- as long as she obtains eight or even 9 hours of sleep after finally returning to the hotel." I truly like to play against her, as well as I am actually awaiting playing against her," Zheng pointed out of Sabalenka. "I know she is among the greatest gamers on difficult courts, and also I've been anticipating this minute." Vekic was going over her ideal cause a Grand Slam, meeting the semifinals at Wimbledon. Yet the No. 24 seed recognized she skipped a chance to go even much deeper at Flushing Meadows.She frequently took long stops briefly in disappointment after skipping a try, periodically moving her hair or relaxing her scalp in her hand.The Croatian player broke Zheng to win the 2nd collection and also even the suit, driving Zheng back with some scorching yields prior to making use of an excellent decrease fired to offer herself a set point.But after an ace to open up the 3rd set, Vekic created two upright unforced errors, and Zheng damaged her. Zheng then broke once more at affection for a 5-2 lead in front of the thin crowd that had actually stayed previous 2 a.m.The previous newest surface for a females's paired was 2:13 a.m., when Maria Sakkari beat Bianca Andreescu in a 2021 fourth-round paired.