.NEW YORK CITY-- Qinwen Zheng trumped Donna Vekic in a rematch of their Olympic last, improving to the US Open up quarterfinals with a 7-6 (2 ), 4-6, 6-2 success early Monday early morning in the latest finish of a girls's match in competition history.It was 2:15 a.m. when the No. 7-seeded Zheng accomplished the match that lasted 2 hours, fifty moments, a significantly harder and longer exam than she obtained from Vekic final month in Paris.Zheng gained China's 1st singles gold in tennis with a 6-2, 6-3 victory that time. She had not been quite as prevalent on the United States Open's difficult courthouses, where Vekic feels much more relaxed than the clay-based at Roland Garros.But Zheng is still plenty challenging to trump on challenging courts, having actually reached her first Grand Slam ultimate this year at the Australian Open, where she dropped to Aryna Sabalenka." I experience actually happy with on my own due to the fact that it is actually hard modifying areas from clay-based to hard, specifically because I went back to China, so I don't have the same technique like all the other gamers," Zheng mentioned. "Therefore, essentially, I am actually only making an effort to store myself, find a means to receive the complement, even if I'm certainly not feeling at my best." Publisher's Picks2 RelatedShe will definitely participate in once more versus Sabalenka, the No. 2 seed who also trumped Zheng in 2013 in the quarters at Blush Meadows on her means to the final, on Tuesday.Zheng mentioned she'll be ready-- so long as she receives eight or even 9 hours of rest after ultimately responding to the resort." I actually like to play against her, and also I'm eagerly anticipating betting her," Zheng mentioned of Sabalenka. "I recognize she's one of the best players on tough courtrooms, and also I have actually been actually wishing for this moment." Vekic was going over her greatest lead to a Grand Slam, meeting the semifinals at Wimbledon. Yet the No. 24 seed knew she overlooked an odds to go even much deeper at Blush Meadows.She often took long pauses in frustration after skipping a go, from time to time tugging at her hair or relaxing her scalp in her hand.The Croatian player cracked Zheng to win the 2nd set as well as also the suit, driving Zheng back with some scorching gains prior to using an ideal reduce shot to give herself a prepared point.But after an ace to open up the third collection, Vekic helped make 2 upright spontaneous mistakes, and Zheng damaged her. Zheng after that damaged again at affection for a 5-2 lead facing the sparse crowd that had actually remained past 2 a.m.The previous most up-to-date coating for a women's suit was actually 2:13 a.m., when Maria Sakkari trumped Bianca Andreescu in a 2021 fourth-round match.