.NEW YORK CITY-- Qinwen Zheng defeated Donna Vekic in a rematch of their Olympic final, improving to the US Open up quarterfinals along with a 7-6 (2 ), 4-6, 6-2 success early Monday early morning in the most recent finish of a women's match in competition history.It was 2:15 a.m. when the No. 7-seeded Zheng accomplished the suit that lasted 2 hrs, fifty minutes, a much more durable and longer examination than she received from Vekic final month in Paris.Zheng gained China's 1st songs gold in ping pong along with a 6-2, 6-3 triumph that day. She had not been quite as prevalent on the US Open's challenging courtrooms, where Vekic believes far more relaxed than the clay-based at Roland Garros.But Zheng is actually still plenty hard to trump on hard courthouses, having reached her 1st Grand Slam last this year at the Australian Open, where she dropped to Aryna Sabalenka." I feel really pleased with on my own considering that it is actually challenging transforming areas from clay to hard, especially considering that I returned to China, so I do not have the exact same method like all the various other gamers," Zheng said. "Thus, generally, I'm merely attempting to hold on my own, discover a means to obtain the fit, even if I'm not experiencing at my ideal." Editor's Picks2 RelatedShe are going to participate in once more versus Sabalenka, the No. 2 seed that likewise defeated Zheng last year in the fourths at Flushing Meadows on her means to the last, on Tuesday.Zheng mentioned she'll be ready-- as long as she acquires eight or even nine hrs of rest after finally getting back to the accommodation." I actually as if to bet her, and also I am actually eagerly anticipating betting her," Zheng said of Sabalenka. "I understand she is just one of the greatest gamers on tough courthouses, and also I have actually been hoping for this minute." Vekic was going over her absolute best lead to a Conquest, meeting the semifinals at Wimbledon. But the No. 24 seed understood she missed a chance to go also deeper at Flushing Meadows.She frequently took lengthy stops in irritation after overlooking a chance, occasionally moving her hair or resting her scalp in her hand.The Croatian gamer damaged Zheng to win the 2nd set and also even the suit, driving Zheng back with some scorching profits prior to making use of an ideal reduce shot to offer herself a prepared point.But after an ace to open up the 3rd set, Vekic produced two upright spontaneous errors, and also Zheng cracked her. Zheng at that point broke once more at love for a 5-2 lead before the sparse crowd that had lingered past 2 a.m.The previous most up-to-date surface for a women's paired was 2:13 a.m., when Maria Sakkari trumped Bianca Andreescu in a 2021 fourth-round match.