.NYC-- Qinwen Zheng trumped Donna Vekic in a rematch of their Olympic final, developing to the United States Open quarterfinals with a 7-6 (2 ), 4-6, 6-2 triumph early Monday morning in the latest end of a women's match in competition history.It was actually 2:15 a.m. when the No. 7-seeded Zheng finished off the match that lasted 2 hours, 50 minutes, a significantly more durable and longer examination than she obtained from Vekic last month in Paris.Zheng gained China's initial singles gold in ping pong with a 6-2, 6-3 victory that day. She had not been very as prevalent on the US Open's tough courtrooms, where Vekic thinks much more relaxed than the clay-based at Roland Garros.But Zheng is still plenty tough to trump on hard courtrooms, having actually reached her very first Grand Slam ultimate this year at the Australian Open, where she lost to Aryna Sabalenka." I experience actually proud of myself given that it's hard changing surface areas coming from clay-based to hard, especially considering that I went back to China, so I do not have the very same method like all the other gamers," Zheng mentioned. "Therefore, primarily, I am actually just attempting to hold on my own, locate a technique to receive the suit, even if I'm certainly not believing at my ideal." Publisher's Picks2 RelatedShe will definitely play again versus Sabalenka, the No. 2 seed that additionally beat Zheng in 2013 in the quarters at Blush Meadows on her means to the final, on Tuesday.Zheng mentioned she'll prepare-- so long as she receives eight or even nine hrs of rest after eventually responding to the accommodation." I really such as to play against her, as well as I am actually anticipating playing against her," Zheng mentioned of Sabalenka. "I understand she is just one of the greatest gamers on challenging courthouses, and I have actually been actually hoping for this minute." Vekic was coming off her finest lead to a Conquest, meeting the semifinals at Wimbledon. But the No. 24 seed recognized she overlooked a chance to go even much deeper at Flushing Meadows.She regularly took long pauses in aggravation after missing a shot, from time to time moving her hair or relaxing her head in her hand.The Croatian gamer broke Zheng to gain the 2nd set as well as even the suit, driving Zheng back with some scorching gains prior to utilizing a best decline shot to provide herself a specified point.But after an ace to open the third collection, Vekic produced pair of straight unforced mistakes, and Zheng broke her. Zheng at that point damaged once again at love for a 5-2 top before the sparse crowd that had remained past 2 a.m.The previous newest finish for a ladies's paired was actually 2:13 a.m., when Maria Sakkari defeated Bianca Andreescu in a 2021 fourth-round suit.