.NEW YORK-- Qinwen Zheng defeated Donna Vekic in a rematch of their Olympic ultimate, developing to the United States Open up quarterfinals with a 7-6 (2 ), 4-6, 6-2 success early Monday morning in the most recent end of a females's match in competition history.It was actually 2:15 a.m. when the No. 7-seeded Zheng rounded off the match that lasted 2 hrs, 50 mins, a much more durable and longer exam than she got from Vekic final month in Paris.Zheng won China's 1st songs gold in ping pong with a 6-2, 6-3 success that time. She had not been very as prevalent on the United States Open's tough courts, where Vekic feels a lot more comfy than the clay-based at Roland Garros.But Zheng is still plenty difficult to defeat on hard courts, having hit her initial Conquest final this year at the Australian Open, where she lost to Aryna Sabalenka." I believe definitely proud of myself due to the fact that it is actually not easy altering areas from clay to hard, specifically considering that I went back to China, so I do not possess the exact same method like all the other gamers," Zheng pointed out. "So, primarily, I am actually simply trying to keep on my own, find a method to receive the suit, even if I'm not thinking at my finest." Publisher's Picks2 RelatedShe are going to play once more versus Sabalenka, the No. 2 seed who also trumped Zheng in 2015 in the fourths at Blush Meadows on her way to the final, on Tuesday.Zheng mentioned she'll be ready-- so long as she gets eight or even 9 hours of sleeping after eventually responding to the hotel." I definitely like to play against her, and also I'm anticipating betting her," Zheng pointed out of Sabalenka. "I know she is among the greatest players on tough courthouses, as well as I have actually been anticipating this second." Vekic was actually coming off her ideal result in a Grand Slam, reaching the semifinals at Wimbledon. Yet the No. 24 seed recognized she missed out on a possibility to go also much deeper at Blush Meadows.She frequently took lengthy stops in frustration after skipping a try, from time to time moving her hair or even relaxing her scalp in her hand.The Croatian player damaged Zheng to succeed the second collection and also also the suit, steering Zheng back with some blistering profits just before utilizing a best decline fired to give herself a specified point.But after an ace to open the third set, Vekic made pair of upright spontaneous errors, as well as Zheng damaged her. Zheng at that point damaged once again at affection for a 5-2 top facing the sporadic crowd that had actually stayed past 2 a.m.The previous newest coating for a women's suit was actually 2:13 a.m., when Maria Sakkari trumped Bianca Andreescu in a 2021 fourth-round suit.