.NEW YORK-- Qinwen Zheng trumped Donna Vekic in a rematch of their Olympic last, developing to the US Open up quarterfinals along with a 7-6 (2 ), 4-6, 6-2 triumph early Monday morning in the latest end of a females's match in event history.It was actually 2:15 a.m. when the No. 7-seeded Zheng finished off the suit that lasted 2 hours, 50 moments, a far tougher as well as longer test than she received from Vekic final month in Paris.Zheng won China's initial singles gold in ping pong along with a 6-2, 6-3 victory that day. She wasn't pretty as prevalent on the US Open's tough courthouses, where Vekic believes so much more comfy than the clay-based at Roland Garros.But Zheng is still plenty hard to beat on hard courtrooms, having reached her initial Conquest final this year at the Australian Open, where she lost to Aryna Sabalenka." I believe actually proud of myself given that it's difficult changing surface areas from clay to hard, especially given that I returned to China, so I don't possess the exact same strategy like all the other gamers," Zheng claimed. "Therefore, essentially, I am actually just trying to keep myself, find a means to acquire the suit, regardless of whether I'm not feeling at my ideal." Publisher's Picks2 RelatedShe will certainly participate in again against Sabalenka, the No. 2 seed that additionally beat Zheng last year in the quarters at Flushing Meadows on her technique to the final, on Tuesday.Zheng stated she'll prepare-- provided that she acquires eight or even nine hours of rest after lastly getting back to the hotels and resort." I actually such as to bet her, and also I'm eagerly anticipating playing against her," Zheng said of Sabalenka. "I recognize she is among the greatest players on tough courthouses, and also I've been anticipating this instant." Vekic was going over her ideal result in a Conquest, reaching the semifinals at Wimbledon. Yet the No. 24 seed understood she overlooked an odds to go even deeper at Blush Meadows.She regularly took lengthy stops briefly in stress after missing a shot, periodically tugging at her hair or even relaxing her head in her hand.The Croatian gamer broke Zheng to succeed the 2nd set and also also the match, driving Zheng back with some scorching profits just before using an ideal decrease shot to provide herself a set point.But after an ace to open up the third set, Vekic made two straight spontaneous mistakes, as well as Zheng broke her. Zheng at that point broke again at love for a 5-2 top in front of the sporadic crowd that had actually stuck around previous 2 a.m.The previous most recent surface for a ladies's match was actually 2:13 a.m., when Maria Sakkari trumped Bianca Andreescu in a 2021 fourth-round suit.