.NYC-- Qinwen Zheng defeated Donna Vekic in a rematch of their Olympic ultimate, improving to the United States Open up quarterfinals along with a 7-6 (2 ), 4-6, 6-2 triumph early Monday early morning in the most recent finish of a women's match in event history.It was 2:15 a.m. when the No. 7-seeded Zheng rounded off the suit that lasted 2 hrs, 50 mins, a significantly tougher and also longer examination than she got from Vekic final month in Paris.Zheng won China's first singles gold in ping pong with a 6-2, 6-3 victory that time. She had not been very as prevalent on the US Open's hard courtrooms, where Vekic thinks a lot more comfy than the clay-based at Roland Garros.But Zheng is still plenty tough to beat on challenging courthouses, having actually reached her 1st Conquest ultimate this year at the Australian Open, where she dropped to Aryna Sabalenka." I think really happy with myself because it is actually difficult altering surfaces coming from clay-based to hard, particularly given that I returned to China, so I do not have the same method like all the other gamers," Zheng pointed out. "Thus, basically, I am actually just attempting to keep myself, find a means to obtain the match, regardless of whether I am actually certainly not thinking at my best." Publisher's Picks2 RelatedShe are going to participate in once more versus Sabalenka, the No. 2 seed that additionally trumped Zheng last year in the quarters at Flushing Meadows on her method to the last, on Tuesday.Zheng mentioned she'll be ready-- provided that she gets 8 or 9 hrs of rest after finally responding to the accommodation." I definitely such as to play against her, as well as I'm expecting playing against her," Zheng claimed of Sabalenka. "I recognize she's one of the greatest players on tough courts, as well as I have actually been anticipating this moment." Vekic was going over her ideal lead to a Conquest, achieving the semifinals at Wimbledon. However the No. 24 seed knew she missed out on a chance to go even much deeper at Flushing Meadows.She often took lengthy pauses in aggravation after skipping a go, sometimes tugging at her hair or relaxing her head in her hand.The Croatian player cracked Zheng to succeed the second set as well as also the suit, steering Zheng back along with some blistering yields before making use of an excellent decline fired to provide herself a prepared point.But after an ace to open up the third set, Vekic produced 2 upright unforced errors, and Zheng broke her. Zheng then cracked once again at passion for a 5-2 top before the thin crowd that had remained previous 2 a.m.The previous most current finish for a women's suit was 2:13 a.m., when Maria Sakkari trumped Bianca Andreescu in a 2021 fourth-round paired.