.NYC-- Qinwen Zheng trumped Donna Vekic in a rematch of their Olympic last, advancing to the US Open up quarterfinals with a 7-6 (2 ), 4-6, 6-2 success early Monday morning in the most up to date finish of a females's suit in event history.It was actually 2:15 a.m. when the No. 7-seeded Zheng finished off the match that lasted 2 hrs, fifty moments, a significantly more durable as well as longer exam than she obtained from Vekic final month in Paris.Zheng won China's initial songs gold in tennis with a 6-2, 6-3 victory that time. She wasn't rather as prevalent on the United States Open's hard courts, where Vekic experiences much more comfy than the clay at Roland Garros.But Zheng is actually still plenty challenging to beat on hard courthouses, having actually hit her very first Conquest ultimate this year at the Australian Open, where she shed to Aryna Sabalenka." I experience actually proud of myself given that it's difficult changing areas coming from clay-based to hard, specifically due to the fact that I went back to China, so I don't possess the same practice like all the other gamers," Zheng claimed. "Thus, basically, I am actually only trying to keep myself, discover a way to receive the suit, regardless of whether I'm not experiencing at my ideal." Editor's Picks2 RelatedShe are going to participate in again versus Sabalenka, the No. 2 seed who likewise defeated Zheng in 2013 in the fourths at Blush Meadows on her method to the final, on Tuesday.Zheng claimed she'll prepare-- so long as she receives 8 or even nine hours of sleep after lastly returning to the hotels and resort." I truly such as to play against her, as well as I am actually anticipating betting her," Zheng stated of Sabalenka. "I recognize she is among the best players on hard courtrooms, and I have actually been actually anticipating this minute." Vekic was actually coming off her finest lead to a Conquest, reaching the semifinals at Wimbledon. However the No. 24 seed knew she missed a chance to go also much deeper at Flushing Meadows.She regularly took lengthy pauses in irritation after skipping a try, from time to time tugging at her hair or relaxing her scalp in her hand.The Croatian gamer cracked Zheng to win the second collection and even the suit, driving Zheng back along with some scorching returns just before making use of a best decrease fired to offer herself an established point.But after an ace to open up the 3rd set, Vekic produced two upright unforced errors, and also Zheng cracked her. Zheng after that broke once more at love for a 5-2 lead in front of the thin group that had actually stuck around previous 2 a.m.The previous most recent appearance for a ladies's match was actually 2:13 a.m., when Maria Sakkari defeated Bianca Andreescu in a 2021 fourth-round match.