.NYC-- Qinwen Zheng beat Donna Vekic in a rematch of their Olympic ultimate, advancing to the United States Open quarterfinals with a 7-6 (2 ), 4-6, 6-2 triumph early Monday morning in the most up to date end of a ladies's match in tournament history.It was 2:15 a.m. when the No. 7-seeded Zheng accomplished the suit that lasted 2 hrs, 50 moments, a much tougher and also longer test than she got from Vekic last month in Paris.Zheng won China's 1st singles gold in tennis along with a 6-2, 6-3 success that day. She wasn't pretty as prevalent on the US Open's tough courtrooms, where Vekic experiences much more pleasant than the clay-based at Roland Garros.But Zheng is actually still plenty tough to trump on difficult courts, having hit her very first Grand Slam last this year at the Australian Open, where she dropped to Aryna Sabalenka." I feel definitely pleased with myself considering that it's hard altering surface areas coming from clay-based to hard, especially considering that I went back to China, so I don't possess the very same strategy like all the various other players," Zheng stated. "Therefore, essentially, I am actually merely trying to keep on my own, find a technique to acquire the fit, even when I'm certainly not experiencing at my greatest." Publisher's Picks2 RelatedShe will definitely play once again versus Sabalenka, the No. 2 seed who additionally defeated Zheng in 2013 in the one-fourths at Blush Meadows on her technique to the final, on Tuesday.Zheng claimed she'll be ready-- as long as she gets eight or nine hrs of rest after lastly returning to the accommodation." I definitely like to bet her, and I'm looking forward to playing against her," Zheng said of Sabalenka. "I recognize she's one of the best players on difficult courts, and I've been expecting this moment." Vekic was going over her greatest result in a Grand Slam, meeting the semifinals at Wimbledon. However the No. 24 seed recognized she missed a chance to go also much deeper at Blush Meadows.She often took lengthy stops in irritation after overlooking a chance, periodically tugging at her hair or relaxing her head in her hand.The Croatian player cracked Zheng to gain the 2nd collection and also also the match, steering Zheng back with some scorching yields just before making use of a perfect reduce shot to offer herself a prepared point.But after an ace to open up the 3rd set, Vekic helped make pair of straight unforced mistakes, and Zheng damaged her. Zheng after that damaged once again at affection for a 5-2 lead before the sparse crowd that had actually lingered past 2 a.m.The previous latest finish for a females's fit was 2:13 a.m., when Maria Sakkari defeated Bianca Andreescu in a 2021 fourth-round fit.