.THE BIG APPLE-- Qinwen Zheng trumped Donna Vekic in a rematch of their Olympic final, advancing to the United States Open quarterfinals along with a 7-6 (2 ), 4-6, 6-2 success early Monday early morning in the most recent finish of a women's suit in event history.It was 2:15 a.m. when the No. 7-seeded Zheng rounded off the match that lasted 2 hours, fifty minutes, a much harder and also longer exam than she got from Vekic final month in Paris.Zheng won China's initial singles gold in tennis along with a 6-2, 6-3 triumph that time. She had not been fairly as prevalent on the United States Open's difficult courtrooms, where Vekic feels much more comfy than the clay-based at Roland Garros.But Zheng is still plenty tough to trump on tough courthouses, having hit her 1st Conquest last this year at the Australian Open, where she shed to Aryna Sabalenka." I feel really pleased with myself given that it is actually challenging altering areas from clay to hard, especially given that I returned to China, so I don't possess the exact same method like all the various other players," Zheng mentioned. "So, generally, I'm simply trying to hold myself, find a technique to get the complement, even though I'm certainly not feeling at my absolute best." Editor's Picks2 RelatedShe will certainly participate in again against Sabalenka, the No. 2 seed who also defeated Zheng in 2014 in the fourths at Blush Meadows on her method to the ultimate, on Tuesday.Zheng said she'll be ready-- just as long as she receives eight or even nine hours of rest after lastly getting back to the hotel." I definitely as if to bet her, as well as I am actually eagerly anticipating betting her," Zheng mentioned of Sabalenka. "I recognize she's one of the best gamers on challenging courthouses, and also I've been actually expecting this minute." Vekic was actually coming off her absolute best lead to a Conquest, achieving the semifinals at Wimbledon. But the No. 24 seed understood she overlooked an opportunity to go also much deeper at Blush Meadows.She frequently took lengthy pauses in aggravation after overlooking a go, periodically moving her hair or resting her scalp in her hand.The Croatian gamer broke Zheng to succeed the 2nd set as well as also the match, steering Zheng back along with some blistering gains just before making use of a best decline shot to offer herself an established point.But after an ace to open up the 3rd set, Vekic helped make 2 upright unforced errors, and Zheng damaged her. Zheng after that damaged once again at affection for a 5-2 top before the sporadic crowd that had lingered previous 2 a.m.The previous most recent finish for a females's fit was actually 2:13 a.m., when Maria Sakkari defeated Bianca Andreescu in a 2021 fourth-round match.