.NEW YORK CITY-- Qinwen Zheng trumped Donna Vekic in a rematch of their Olympic last, improving to the United States Open quarterfinals along with a 7-6 (2 ), 4-6, 6-2 triumph early Monday morning in the latest end of a females's match in competition history.It was 2:15 a.m. when the No. 7-seeded Zheng accomplished the match that lasted 2 hrs, 50 moments, a much harder as well as longer examination than she got from Vekic last month in Paris.Zheng gained China's first singles gold in ping pong along with a 6-2, 6-3 victory that time. She had not been pretty as prevalent on the US Open's difficult courthouses, where Vekic feels a lot more comfortable than the clay at Roland Garros.But Zheng is still plenty challenging to beat on difficult courts, having hit her first Conquest final this year at the Australian Open, where she lost to Aryna Sabalenka." I think truly pleased with on my own because it is actually not easy altering surfaces from clay to hard, particularly considering that I went back to China, so I do not have the same technique like all the various other gamers," Zheng said. "So, essentially, I am actually simply making an effort to store myself, discover a method to obtain the suit, regardless of whether I'm not feeling at my greatest." Publisher's Picks2 RelatedShe are going to participate in once again versus Sabalenka, the No. 2 seed that likewise trumped Zheng last year in the quarters at Flushing Meadows on her method to the final, on Tuesday.Zheng stated she'll be ready-- so long as she receives 8 or even 9 hrs of sleeping after finally responding to the accommodation." I definitely as if to bet her, and I'm looking forward to betting her," Zheng said of Sabalenka. "I know she's one of the best gamers on hard courts, and I have actually been actually hoping for this minute." Vekic was coming off her best lead to a Conquest, meeting the semifinals at Wimbledon. Yet the No. 24 seed knew she missed an odds to go also deeper at Blush Meadows.She often took lengthy stops briefly in stress after missing out on a chance, periodically moving her hair or resting her scalp in her hand.The Croatian gamer broke Zheng to succeed the second collection as well as even the suit, steering Zheng back with some blistering yields prior to making use of an excellent reduce shot to offer herself a set point.But after an ace to open up the 3rd set, Vekic helped make 2 straight unforced errors, and also Zheng broke her. Zheng then broke once more at love for a 5-2 lead before the sparse group that had actually stuck around past 2 a.m.The previous most recent appearance for a females's paired was 2:13 a.m., when Maria Sakkari defeated Bianca Andreescu in a 2021 fourth-round paired.