.NEW YORK CITY-- Qinwen Zheng trumped Donna Vekic in a rematch of their Olympic last, advancing to the US Open quarterfinals along with a 7-6 (2 ), 4-6, 6-2 victory early Monday early morning in the most up to date end of a girls's match in tournament history.It was actually 2:15 a.m. when the No. 7-seeded Zheng accomplished the suit that lasted 2 hours, fifty moments, a significantly more durable as well as longer examination than she received from Vekic final month in Paris.Zheng won China's very first single people gold in tennis along with a 6-2, 6-3 success that time. She had not been very as dominant on the United States Open's difficult courtrooms, where Vekic experiences a lot more pleasant than the clay-based at Roland Garros.But Zheng is still plenty tough to defeat on challenging courthouses, having reached her very first Grand Slam last this year at the Australian Open, where she shed to Aryna Sabalenka." I feel truly proud of on my own due to the fact that it's challenging changing surfaces coming from clay-based to hard, especially considering that I went back to China, so I don't have the very same strategy like all the various other players," Zheng said. "Therefore, generally, I am actually just making an effort to keep myself, locate a method to acquire the fit, even when I'm not feeling at my greatest." Publisher's Picks2 RelatedShe will definitely play once again versus Sabalenka, the No. 2 seed that additionally beat Zheng in 2014 in the fourths at Flushing Meadows on her means to the last, on Tuesday.Zheng stated she'll be ready-- provided that she gets 8 or even nine hours of sleep after lastly getting back to the hotel." I definitely as if to bet her, and I'm looking forward to betting her," Zheng mentioned of Sabalenka. "I understand she is among the best players on hard courts, as well as I've been expecting this instant." Vekic was coming off her best cause a Grand Slam, meeting the semifinals at Wimbledon. But the No. 24 seed knew she missed out on an opportunity to go even deeper at Blush Meadows.She often took long stops briefly in stress after missing a go, from time to time tugging at her hair or relaxing her scalp in her hand.The Croatian player cracked Zheng to succeed the 2nd collection and also also the suit, steering Zheng back with some scorching profits prior to utilizing an ideal reduce shot to offer herself a specified point.But after an ace to open up the 3rd set, Vekic produced two upright unforced mistakes, and Zheng cracked her. Zheng after that damaged once again at passion for a 5-2 lead in front of the thin group that had stuck around past 2 a.m.The previous most recent coating for a females's fit was 2:13 a.m., when Maria Sakkari defeated Bianca Andreescu in a 2021 fourth-round paired.