.NYC-- Qinwen Zheng defeated Donna Vekic in a rematch of their Olympic last, developing to the US Open quarterfinals with a 7-6 (2 ), 4-6, 6-2 victory early Monday morning in the current finish of a girls's match in event history.It was 2:15 a.m. when the No. 7-seeded Zheng finished off the suit that lasted 2 hrs, fifty mins, a significantly more durable and also longer test than she got from Vekic final month in Paris.Zheng gained China's initial songs gold in tennis with a 6-2, 6-3 triumph that time. She had not been very as prevalent on the United States Open's tough courts, where Vekic feels a lot more comfy than the clay at Roland Garros.But Zheng is still plenty difficult to beat on hard courts, having hit her very first Grand Slam last this year at the Australian Open, where she shed to Aryna Sabalenka." I believe truly proud of myself due to the fact that it's challenging changing surface areas coming from clay to hard, particularly considering that I went back to China, so I do not have the same strategy like all the other players," Zheng pointed out. "Thus, essentially, I'm just attempting to keep myself, find a technique to obtain the suit, regardless of whether I'm certainly not feeling at my finest." Editor's Picks2 RelatedShe are going to participate in again versus Sabalenka, the No. 2 seed that also beat Zheng in 2013 in the quarters at Blush Meadows on her method to the last, on Tuesday.Zheng said she'll be ready-- as long as she acquires eight or 9 hrs of sleeping after eventually returning to the resort." I actually such as to play against her, and also I'm anticipating playing against her," Zheng stated of Sabalenka. "I recognize she is just one of the best players on challenging courthouses, as well as I have actually been hoping for this instant." Vekic was going over her ideal lead to a Conquest, achieving the semifinals at Wimbledon. But the No. 24 seed understood she missed out on an odds to go even much deeper at Blush Meadows.She frequently took lengthy stops in frustration after overlooking a try, sometimes moving her hair or relaxing her head in her hand.The Croatian gamer broke Zheng to succeed the second set and also the match, driving Zheng back along with some scorching gains just before utilizing an excellent drop fired to provide herself a prepared point.But after an ace to open the third collection, Vekic produced pair of upright spontaneous errors, as well as Zheng broke her. Zheng at that point cracked again at passion for a 5-2 top in front of the sparse crowd that had lingered past 2 a.m.The previous most up-to-date finish for a ladies's match was 2:13 a.m., when Maria Sakkari beat Bianca Andreescu in a 2021 fourth-round fit.