.NEW YORK CITY-- Qinwen Zheng defeated Donna Vekic in a rematch of their Olympic final, developing to the United States Open quarterfinals along with a 7-6 (2 ), 4-6, 6-2 victory early Monday early morning in the current end of a females's suit in event history.It was actually 2:15 a.m. when the No. 7-seeded Zheng rounded off the suit that lasted 2 hours, 50 moments, a much tougher as well as longer test than she obtained from Vekic last month in Paris.Zheng won China's very first single people gold in ping pong with a 6-2, 6-3 success that day. She wasn't pretty as leading on the US Open's hard courtrooms, where Vekic experiences far more comfy than the clay-based at Roland Garros.But Zheng is actually still plenty difficult to defeat on tough courts, having actually reached her very first Conquest ultimate this year at the Australian Open, where she dropped to Aryna Sabalenka." I think really happy with on my own given that it's difficult altering surfaces coming from clay-based to hard, especially because I returned to China, so I don't possess the same method like all the various other gamers," Zheng said. "So, basically, I am actually simply making an effort to keep myself, find a way to get the match, even though I'm not experiencing at my absolute best." Editor's Picks2 RelatedShe will participate in again versus Sabalenka, the No. 2 seed that likewise beat Zheng last year in the quarters at Blush Meadows on her method to the ultimate, on Tuesday.Zheng mentioned she'll prepare-- as long as she gets 8 or even 9 hours of sleeping after ultimately returning to the hotel." I definitely as if to play against her, as well as I'm expecting betting her," Zheng claimed of Sabalenka. "I understand she is among the best players on hard courthouses, and also I've been hoping for this minute." Vekic was coming off her absolute best cause a Grand Slam, meeting the semifinals at Wimbledon. But the No. 24 seed knew she missed out on an odds to go even much deeper at Flushing Meadows.She frequently took lengthy stops in stress after overlooking a chance, sometimes tugging at her hair or even relaxing her head in her hand.The Croatian player damaged Zheng to gain the 2nd set and also also the suit, steering Zheng back with some scorching gains just before utilizing an excellent decrease shot to give herself a set point.But after an ace to open the third set, Vekic produced two straight spontaneous inaccuracies, and Zheng damaged her. Zheng after that cracked once again at passion for a 5-2 lead before the sparse crowd that had stayed past 2 a.m.The previous most recent appearance for a girls's paired was 2:13 a.m., when Maria Sakkari beat Bianca Andreescu in a 2021 fourth-round fit.