.NEW YORK-- Qinwen Zheng trumped Donna Vekic in a rematch of their Olympic ultimate, improving to the United States Open up quarterfinals along 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 finished off the match that lasted 2 hours, fifty mins, a significantly more durable and longer examination than she got from Vekic last month in Paris.Zheng won China's initial single people gold in ping pong with a 6-2, 6-3 triumph that time. She wasn't very as dominant on the US Open's tough courtrooms, where Vekic believes far more comfortable than the clay at Roland Garros.But Zheng is actually still plenty hard to defeat on hard courts, having actually reached her first Grand Slam last this year at the Australian Open, where she dropped to Aryna Sabalenka." I believe definitely happy with myself because it is actually difficult modifying areas from clay-based to hard, especially due to the fact that I got back to China, so I don't possess the exact same method like all the other gamers," Zheng mentioned. "So, essentially, I am actually merely trying to store on my own, find a way to get the suit, even if I'm certainly not experiencing at my ideal." Editor's Picks2 RelatedShe will play again versus Sabalenka, the No. 2 seed that additionally trumped Zheng last year in the one-fourths at Blush Meadows on her means to the ultimate, on Tuesday.Zheng mentioned she'll be ready-- provided that she acquires eight or nine hours of sleep after ultimately responding to the resort." I truly as if to bet her, as well as I am actually awaiting betting her," Zheng stated of Sabalenka. "I know she is just one of the best gamers on hard courthouses, and also I've been actually hoping for this minute." Vekic was actually going over her finest result in a Conquest, reaching the semifinals at Wimbledon. But the No. 24 seed knew she missed an odds to go even much deeper at Flushing Meadows.She frequently took lengthy pauses in frustration after overlooking a go, occasionally moving her hair or even resting her head in her hand.The Croatian gamer broke Zheng to win the second collection and also the match, steering Zheng back along with some scorching returns just before using an excellent drop shot to provide herself an established point.But after an ace to open the 3rd collection, Vekic created 2 straight unforced mistakes, and also Zheng cracked her. Zheng at that point damaged once again at passion for a 5-2 top in front of the sparse group that had actually lingered previous 2 a.m.The previous most recent coating for a girls's match was 2:13 a.m., when Maria Sakkari defeated Bianca Andreescu in a 2021 fourth-round paired.