.NEW YORK-- Qinwen Zheng trumped Donna Vekic in a rematch of their Olympic ultimate, advancing to the US Open quarterfinals with a 7-6 (2 ), 4-6, 6-2 success early Monday early morning in the current end of a girls's suit in event history.It was 2:15 a.m. when the No. 7-seeded Zheng rounded off the suit that lasted 2 hrs, 50 moments, a much harder and longer test than she received from Vekic last month in Paris.Zheng won China's very first single people gold in ping pong along with a 6-2, 6-3 success that time. She had not been pretty as leading on the United States Open's hard courts, where Vekic feels so much more comfy than the clay at Roland Garros.But Zheng is actually still plenty tough to trump on challenging courts, having reached her first Conquest last this year at the Australian Open, where she lost to Aryna Sabalenka." I feel really proud of myself due to the fact that it is actually hard altering surface areas coming from clay-based to hard, specifically because I went back to China, so I do not have the exact same method like all the other gamers," Zheng claimed. "So, basically, I'm merely attempting to store on my own, locate a way to acquire the complement, even when I'm not experiencing at my absolute best." Editor's Picks2 RelatedShe will certainly participate in again against Sabalenka, the No. 2 seed that likewise trumped Zheng in 2013 in the fourths at Blush Meadows on her method to the last, on Tuesday.Zheng mentioned she'll be ready-- as long as she acquires eight or even 9 hours of rest after ultimately returning to the hotels and resort." I truly like to bet her, and also I'm expecting betting her," Zheng mentioned of Sabalenka. "I know she's one of the best players on difficult courts, as well as I have actually been actually expecting this instant." Vekic was coming off her best result in a Conquest, reaching the semifinals at Wimbledon. Yet the No. 24 seed understood she missed out on an opportunity to go also deeper at Flushing Meadows.She frequently took lengthy stops briefly in aggravation after missing out on a go, periodically tugging at her hair or even resting her scalp in her hand.The Croatian player damaged Zheng to succeed the 2nd collection and also also the suit, steering Zheng back along with some blistering profits just before making use of a best decrease fired to offer herself a specified point.But after an ace to open up the third collection, Vekic helped make 2 straight unforced inaccuracies, and also Zheng cracked her. Zheng after that broke again at passion for a 5-2 top before the sparse crowd that had actually remained past 2 a.m.The previous most current surface for a girls's fit was actually 2:13 a.m., when Maria Sakkari trumped Bianca Andreescu in a 2021 fourth-round suit.