.THE BIG APPLE-- Qinwen Zheng defeated Donna Vekic in a rematch of their Olympic final, advancing to the United States 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 girls's match in event history.It was actually 2:15 a.m. when the No. 7-seeded Zheng accomplished the suit that lasted 2 hours, 50 minutes, a far more durable and also longer test than she got from Vekic last month in Paris.Zheng gained China's 1st singles gold in ping pong along with a 6-2, 6-3 victory that time. She wasn't very as leading on the United States Open's difficult courts, where Vekic experiences a lot more pleasant than the clay at Roland Garros.But Zheng is still plenty challenging to beat on hard courts, having actually reached her first Conquest last this year at the Australian Open, where she lost to Aryna Sabalenka." I experience actually proud of myself due to the fact that it's hard altering surfaces from clay-based to hard, particularly because I got back to China, so I don't possess the same practice like all the various other players," Zheng mentioned. "Thus, basically, I'm only making an effort to store myself, locate a means to obtain the complement, even when I'm not experiencing at my best." Editor's Picks2 RelatedShe will definitely participate in once again versus Sabalenka, the No. 2 seed that additionally defeated Zheng in 2013 in the one-fourths at Blush Meadows on her way to the last, on Tuesday.Zheng mentioned she'll prepare-- just as long as she acquires eight or nine hrs of sleeping after finally responding to the lodging." I really like to bet her, and also I am actually expecting playing against her," Zheng said of Sabalenka. "I understand she is among the greatest gamers on challenging courtrooms, and I've been actually wishing for this moment." Vekic was actually going over her best lead to a Conquest, achieving the semifinals at Wimbledon. Yet the No. 24 seed understood she skipped a chance to go even deeper at Flushing Meadows.She often took lengthy stops briefly in frustration after overlooking a chance, from time to time moving her hair or relaxing her scalp in her hand.The Croatian player broke Zheng to succeed the 2nd collection and also the suit, driving Zheng back along with some scorching gains just before using an excellent reduce fired to give herself a set point.But after an ace to open up the third set, Vekic produced two upright spontaneous inaccuracies, and also Zheng cracked her. Zheng after that broke again at affection for a 5-2 lead in front of the sparse group that had actually stayed past 2 a.m.The previous most up-to-date appearance for a females's match was 2:13 a.m., when Maria Sakkari beat Bianca Andreescu in a 2021 fourth-round suit.