.THE BIG APPLE-- Qinwen Zheng trumped Donna Vekic in a rematch of their Olympic final, improving to the United States Open quarterfinals along with a 7-6 (2 ), 4-6, 6-2 success early Monday morning in the latest finish of a females's suit in competition history.It was actually 2:15 a.m. when the No. 7-seeded Zheng accomplished the match that lasted 2 hours, 50 minutes, a far tougher as well as longer exam than she received from Vekic last month in Paris.Zheng gained China's initial singles gold in ping pong along with a 6-2, 6-3 success that time. She had not been quite as dominant on the United States Open's difficult courthouses, where Vekic thinks a lot more comfortable than the clay at Roland Garros.But Zheng is still plenty challenging to defeat on challenging courthouses, having reached her first Grand Slam final this year at the Australian Open, where she shed to Aryna Sabalenka." I experience truly proud of myself given that it is actually challenging modifying surfaces from clay-based to hard, specifically since I got back to China, so I do not have the exact same technique like all the various other players," Zheng claimed. "Therefore, primarily, I am actually merely attempting to store on my own, locate a means to get the match, regardless of whether I'm certainly not thinking at my greatest." Editor's Picks2 RelatedShe will play once again against Sabalenka, the No. 2 seed that likewise trumped Zheng in 2013 in the one-fourths at Blush Meadows on her method to the ultimate, on Tuesday.Zheng claimed she'll be ready-- as long as she obtains 8 or even nine hrs of rest after finally returning to the accommodation." I actually like to bet her, as well as I am actually looking forward to betting her," Zheng stated of Sabalenka. "I know she is just one of the greatest gamers on tough courthouses, as well as I have actually been actually expecting this minute." Vekic was actually going over her absolute best cause a Conquest, meeting the semifinals at Wimbledon. But the No. 24 seed recognized she missed an odds to go also much deeper at Blush Meadows.She frequently took lengthy stops briefly in aggravation after skipping a shot, occasionally moving her hair or relaxing her head in her hand.The Croatian player cracked Zheng to win the 2nd collection and also even the suit, steering Zheng back with some scorching profits prior to using a best decrease fired to offer herself an established point.But after an ace to open the third set, Vekic helped make two upright unforced errors, and also Zheng broke her. Zheng then damaged again at passion for a 5-2 lead in front of the sporadic crowd that had lingered past 2 a.m.The previous most current surface for a females's match was actually 2:13 a.m., when Maria Sakkari defeated Bianca Andreescu in a 2021 fourth-round paired.