.NEW YORK-- Qinwen Zheng defeated Donna Vekic in a rematch of their Olympic ultimate, developing to the United States Open quarterfinals with a 7-6 (2 ), 4-6, 6-2 triumph early Monday morning in the latest finish of a females's match in tournament history.It was 2:15 a.m. when the No. 7-seeded Zheng accomplished the match that lasted 2 hrs, fifty minutes, a significantly harder and also longer exam than she obtained from Vekic final month in Paris.Zheng won China's very first songs gold in ping pong along with a 6-2, 6-3 victory that day. She had not been quite as leading on the US Open's tough 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 actually reached her first Grand Slam last this year at the Australian Open, where she lost to Aryna Sabalenka." I believe actually proud of on my own considering that it is actually hard modifying surfaces from clay to hard, specifically because I went back to China, so I do not have the same practice like all the other players," Zheng pointed out. "Thus, primarily, I'm simply attempting to keep on my own, find a way to acquire the match, even when I am actually not thinking at my finest." Editor's Picks2 RelatedShe are going to play once more versus Sabalenka, the No. 2 seed who also trumped Zheng last year in the one-fourths at Flushing Meadows on her way to the final, on Tuesday.Zheng claimed she'll prepare-- just as long as she acquires eight or even nine hrs of sleep after eventually getting back to the accommodation." I truly as if to play against her, and also I am actually looking forward to betting her," Zheng said of Sabalenka. "I recognize she is just one of the greatest gamers on hard courthouses, as well as I've been actually hoping for this second." Vekic was actually coming off her greatest lead to a Conquest, meeting the semifinals at Wimbledon. However the No. 24 seed understood she missed an opportunity to go even much deeper at Blush Meadows.She often took lengthy pauses in frustration after skipping a go, from time to time tugging at her hair or relaxing her scalp in her hand.The Croatian gamer damaged Zheng to succeed the second collection and also the suit, steering Zheng back along with some scorching returns prior to using an ideal decline shot to provide herself a set point.But after an ace to open the third collection, Vekic made pair of upright unforced errors, and also Zheng cracked her. Zheng then cracked again at passion for a 5-2 lead before the thin group that had stuck around previous 2 a.m.The previous most current surface for a women's fit was 2:13 a.m., when Maria Sakkari trumped Bianca Andreescu in a 2021 fourth-round match.