.NEW YORK-- Qinwen Zheng beat 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 victory early Monday early morning in the current end of a girls's suit in competition history.It was 2:15 a.m. when the No. 7-seeded Zheng finished off the match that lasted 2 hours, 50 minutes, a much tougher and also longer test than she received from Vekic last month in Paris.Zheng won China's first songs gold in tennis with a 6-2, 6-3 victory that day. She wasn't rather as dominant on the United States Open's challenging courtrooms, where Vekic feels so much more relaxed than the clay at Roland Garros.But Zheng is still plenty tough to defeat on tough courtrooms, having reached her initial Grand Slam ultimate this year at the Australian Open, where she lost to Aryna Sabalenka." I feel actually proud of on my own since it's challenging transforming surface areas from clay-based to hard, specifically due to the fact that I got back to China, so I don't possess the same method like all the various other players," Zheng pointed out. "Thus, generally, I'm merely making an effort to hold on my own, discover a way to obtain the suit, even though I am actually not experiencing at my ideal." Publisher's Picks2 RelatedShe will certainly participate in again against Sabalenka, the No. 2 seed who additionally beat Zheng in 2013 in the fourths at Flushing Meadows on her way to the final, on Tuesday.Zheng mentioned she'll prepare-- so long as she obtains 8 or 9 hrs of sleeping after lastly responding to the lodging." I actually like to play against her, and also I'm eagerly anticipating betting her," Zheng stated of Sabalenka. "I recognize she is just one of the best gamers on tough courtrooms, as well as I've been actually expecting this instant." Vekic was actually coming off her best cause a Grand Slam, meeting the semifinals at Wimbledon. Yet the No. 24 seed recognized she skipped an opportunity to go also much deeper at Blush Meadows.She often took lengthy pauses in irritation after missing out on a go, sometimes moving her hair or even relaxing her scalp in her hand.The Croatian gamer broke Zheng to gain the 2nd collection and also the match, steering Zheng back with some blistering profits before making use of an excellent decline shot to provide herself a prepared point.But after an ace to open the 3rd collection, Vekic produced pair of upright unforced mistakes, and also Zheng cracked her. Zheng at that point cracked once again at passion for a 5-2 lead in front of the thin crowd that had actually stayed past 2 a.m.The previous most current finish for a females's suit was 2:13 a.m., when Maria Sakkari defeated Bianca Andreescu in a 2021 fourth-round fit.