.THE BIG APPLE-- Qinwen Zheng defeated Donna Vekic in a rematch of their Olympic last, developing to the United States Open up quarterfinals with a 7-6 (2 ), 4-6, 6-2 triumph early Monday early morning in the most up to date finish of a women's suit 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 also longer test than she got from Vekic last month in Paris.Zheng gained China's first songs gold in ping pong along with a 6-2, 6-3 success that day. She had not been fairly as prevalent on the US Open's challenging courts, where Vekic feels so much more pleasant than the clay-based at Roland Garros.But Zheng is actually still plenty tough to beat on tough courtrooms, having reached her very first Grand Slam last this year at the Australian Open, where she shed to Aryna Sabalenka." I believe definitely proud of myself due to the fact that it is actually hard transforming surface areas coming from clay-based to hard, particularly due to the fact that I got back to China, so I do not possess the exact same strategy like all the various other gamers," Zheng pointed out. "So, generally, I am actually merely attempting to keep on my own, discover a means to get the fit, regardless of whether I am actually certainly not thinking at my finest." Publisher's Picks2 RelatedShe will participate in again against Sabalenka, the No. 2 seed who additionally trumped Zheng last year in the fourths at Flushing Meadows on her means to the last, on Tuesday.Zheng claimed she'll be ready-- as long as she obtains eight or nine hours of sleep after ultimately getting back to the lodging." I definitely as if to play against her, and I'm anticipating betting her," Zheng said of Sabalenka. "I know she's one of the greatest gamers on difficult courtrooms, as well as I've been hoping for this instant." Vekic was actually going over her absolute best lead to a Conquest, reaching the semifinals at Wimbledon. But the No. 24 seed knew she overlooked an odds to go also deeper at Flushing Meadows.She often took long pauses in disappointment after missing a try, sometimes moving her hair or resting her head in her hand.The Croatian player damaged Zheng to win the 2nd collection as well as even the suit, steering Zheng back along with some scorching gains prior to utilizing a best decline fired to offer herself a prepared point.But after an ace to open up the third collection, Vekic helped make pair of upright unforced inaccuracies, and also Zheng damaged her. Zheng after that damaged once again at love for a 5-2 top in front of the thin group that had remained past 2 a.m.The previous latest coating for a ladies's suit was 2:13 a.m., when Maria Sakkari trumped Bianca Andreescu in a 2021 fourth-round match.