.NEW YORK-- Qinwen Zheng trumped Donna Vekic in a rematch of their Olympic final, advancing to the United States Open quarterfinals along with a 7-6 (2 ), 4-6, 6-2 victory early Monday early morning in the most recent finish of a women's match in tournament history.It was actually 2:15 a.m. when the No. 7-seeded Zheng accomplished the suit that lasted 2 hours, 50 minutes, a significantly tougher as well as longer exam than she got from Vekic final month in Paris.Zheng won China's 1st single people gold in ping pong along with a 6-2, 6-3 victory that day. She wasn't pretty as leading on the United States Open's difficult courthouses, where Vekic experiences much more comfy than the clay-based at Roland Garros.But Zheng is still plenty hard to defeat on tough courthouses, having actually hit her first Grand Slam final this year at the Australian Open, where she lost to Aryna Sabalenka." I experience actually pleased with myself due to the fact that it is actually difficult altering surfaces coming from clay to hard, specifically due to the fact that I got back to China, so I do not possess the same practice like all the other players," Zheng mentioned. "Thus, basically, I'm only attempting to store myself, find a means to obtain the fit, even when I am actually not believing at my finest." Editor's Picks2 RelatedShe will definitely participate in again against Sabalenka, the No. 2 seed that likewise defeated Zheng in 2014 in the fourths at Flushing Meadows on her technique to the last, on Tuesday.Zheng stated she'll prepare-- provided that she acquires eight or even nine hrs of sleeping after ultimately getting back to the hotel." I really like to play against her, and also I am actually anticipating betting her," Zheng mentioned of Sabalenka. "I know she is among the greatest players on hard courts, and also I've been anticipating this second." Vekic was coming off her finest result in a Grand Slam, achieving the semifinals at Wimbledon. However the No. 24 seed understood she missed out on a possibility to go also deeper at Blush Meadows.She often took lengthy stops in irritation after missing a chance, periodically tugging at her hair or even relaxing her scalp in her hand.The Croatian gamer broke Zheng to succeed the second collection as well as also the suit, steering Zheng back along with some scorching profits prior to making use of an excellent drop fired to provide herself a specified point.But after an ace to open up the third set, Vekic made 2 straight spontaneous inaccuracies, and also Zheng cracked her. Zheng then broke once again at affection for a 5-2 lead in front of the sporadic crowd that had remained previous 2 a.m.The previous most current surface for a women's paired was 2:13 a.m., when Maria Sakkari trumped Bianca Andreescu in a 2021 fourth-round match.