.NYC-- Qinwen Zheng defeated Donna Vekic in a rematch of their Olympic ultimate, advancing to the United States Open quarterfinals along with a 7-6 (2 ), 4-6, 6-2 victory early Monday early morning in the current end of a women's match in competition history.It was actually 2:15 a.m. when the No. 7-seeded Zheng accomplished the match that lasted 2 hrs, fifty moments, a far harder and also longer exam than she received from Vekic final month in Paris.Zheng gained China's 1st single people gold in tennis with a 6-2, 6-3 success that day. She had not been very as dominant on the United States Open's challenging courtrooms, where Vekic experiences much more pleasant than the clay-based at Roland Garros.But Zheng is actually still plenty difficult to defeat on tough courts, having actually reached her 1st Conquest ultimate this year at the Australian Open, where she dropped to Aryna Sabalenka." I experience definitely happy with on my own due to the fact that it's difficult modifying areas from clay-based to hard, specifically due to the fact that I went back to China, so I do not possess the very same strategy like all the various other gamers," Zheng mentioned. "Thus, essentially, I am actually just attempting to store on my own, find a method to obtain the fit, even though I'm certainly not experiencing at my finest." Publisher's Picks2 RelatedShe will play again versus Sabalenka, the No. 2 seed that likewise defeated Zheng last year in the one-fourths at Flushing Meadows on her means to the ultimate, on Tuesday.Zheng said she'll prepare-- provided that she acquires 8 or even nine hours of rest after ultimately getting back to the hotel." I truly like to play against her, and I'm expecting playing against her," Zheng mentioned of Sabalenka. "I know she is just one of the greatest players on difficult courtrooms, as well as I have actually been actually anticipating this minute." Vekic was coming off her best cause a Grand Slam, meeting the semifinals at Wimbledon. However the No. 24 seed understood she overlooked a chance to go also much deeper at Flushing Meadows.She frequently took lengthy pauses in disappointment after skipping a shot, periodically moving her hair or even relaxing her head in her hand.The Croatian player broke Zheng to succeed the 2nd set and also even the match, driving Zheng back along with some blistering profits before using an excellent drop shot to give herself a set point.But after an ace to open the third collection, Vekic produced two straight spontaneous inaccuracies, and also Zheng damaged her. Zheng at that point broke once again at love for a 5-2 lead before the thin group that had lingered previous 2 a.m.The previous most recent finish for a ladies's suit was 2:13 a.m., when Maria Sakkari trumped Bianca Andreescu in a 2021 fourth-round paired.