.NYC-- Qinwen Zheng beat Donna Vekic in a rematch of their Olympic ultimate, improving to the United States Open quarterfinals with a 7-6 (2 ), 4-6, 6-2 victory early Monday early morning in the most recent finish of a females's match in competition history.It was 2:15 a.m. when the No. 7-seeded Zheng finished off the suit that lasted 2 hours, fifty mins, a much tougher as well as longer test than she obtained from Vekic final month in Paris.Zheng won China's first singles gold in tennis with a 6-2, 6-3 triumph that time. She wasn't fairly as dominant on the US Open's tough courthouses, where Vekic believes so much more relaxed than the clay at Roland Garros.But Zheng is actually still plenty difficult to beat on challenging courts, having reached her initial Grand Slam last this year at the Australian Open, where she dropped to Aryna Sabalenka." I think definitely proud of myself since it is actually challenging modifying surface areas coming from clay-based to hard, specifically considering that I returned to China, so I do not possess the exact same practice like all the other players," Zheng stated. "Thus, generally, I am actually merely attempting to keep myself, locate a technique to obtain the suit, even though I am actually not feeling at my greatest." Publisher's Picks2 RelatedShe are going to play once more versus Sabalenka, the No. 2 seed that also defeated Zheng last year in the quarters at Flushing Meadows on her way to the ultimate, on Tuesday.Zheng stated she'll be ready-- so long as she acquires eight or nine hours of sleep after ultimately responding to the resort." I definitely as if to play against her, as well as I'm awaiting betting her," Zheng stated of Sabalenka. "I recognize she's one of the best gamers on hard courts, and also I have actually been actually hoping for this instant." Vekic was going over her greatest result in a Conquest, reaching the semifinals at Wimbledon. However the No. 24 seed knew she overlooked an opportunity to go even deeper at Blush Meadows.She frequently took long stops briefly in stress after skipping a go, periodically tugging at her hair or even relaxing her scalp in her hand.The Croatian gamer damaged Zheng to gain the second collection as well as also the match, steering Zheng back with some blistering gains before using an ideal drop fired to provide herself a specified point.But after an ace to open the third collection, Vekic produced 2 upright spontaneous mistakes, and Zheng damaged her. Zheng then damaged again at affection for a 5-2 top in front of the thin crowd that had actually remained past 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 match.