.NYC-- Qinwen Zheng defeated Donna Vekic in a rematch of their Olympic last, advancing to the United States Open quarterfinals with a 7-6 (2 ), 4-6, 6-2 success early Monday early morning in the current end of a females's match in tournament history.It was 2:15 a.m. when the No. 7-seeded Zheng rounded off the match that lasted 2 hours, fifty moments, a far harder as well as longer examination than she received from Vekic last month in Paris.Zheng won China's first singles gold in ping pong with a 6-2, 6-3 triumph that day. She had not been pretty as prevalent on the United States Open's challenging courtrooms, where Vekic thinks so much more comfy than the clay-based at Roland Garros.But Zheng is still plenty difficult to defeat on tough courts, having reached her initial Grand Slam ultimate this year at the Australian Open, where she shed to Aryna Sabalenka." I think really pleased with on my own since it's difficult modifying surfaces from clay-based to hard, particularly because I went back to China, so I don't have the exact same practice like all the other gamers," Zheng mentioned. "So, basically, I'm merely making an effort to hold on my own, discover a means to acquire the complement, regardless of whether I'm not experiencing at my greatest." Publisher's Picks2 RelatedShe will certainly play once more versus Sabalenka, the No. 2 seed who additionally trumped Zheng in 2013 in the quarters at Flushing Meadows on her technique to the final, on Tuesday.Zheng claimed she'll be ready-- just as long as she acquires eight or even 9 hours of sleeping after finally returning to the resort." I really like to bet her, and also I'm eagerly anticipating betting her," Zheng said of Sabalenka. "I recognize she's one of the best gamers on challenging courthouses, and also I've been wishing for this minute." Vekic was actually going over her best cause a Grand Slam, achieving the semifinals at Wimbledon. Yet the No. 24 seed understood she overlooked an opportunity to go even much deeper at Blush Meadows.She frequently took long pauses in irritation after missing out on a try, occasionally moving her hair or even relaxing her scalp in her hand.The Croatian gamer damaged Zheng to gain the second set as well as even the suit, steering Zheng back with some scorching gains just before making use of an ideal drop shot to provide herself a specified point.But after an ace to open the third set, Vekic created 2 upright unforced inaccuracies, as well as Zheng broke her. Zheng then damaged once more at affection for a 5-2 lead before the sporadic group that had stuck around past 2 a.m.The previous latest finish for a girls's match was 2:13 a.m., when Maria Sakkari defeated Bianca Andreescu in a 2021 fourth-round match.