.NEW YORK CITY-- Qinwen Zheng defeated Donna Vekic in a rematch of their Olympic ultimate, developing to the United States Open up quarterfinals with a 7-6 (2 ), 4-6, 6-2 triumph early Monday morning in the most recent end of a ladies's match in competition history.It was actually 2:15 a.m. when the No. 7-seeded Zheng accomplished the match that lasted 2 hours, 50 mins, a significantly harder and also longer examination than she received from Vekic final month in Paris.Zheng gained China's 1st singles gold in ping pong with a 6-2, 6-3 victory that day. She had not been fairly as leading on the United States Open's challenging courthouses, where Vekic experiences much more pleasant than the clay at Roland Garros.But Zheng is actually still plenty hard to trump on hard courthouses, having hit her initial Grand Slam last this year at the Australian Open, where she shed to Aryna Sabalenka." I believe actually pleased with on my own given that it is actually difficult modifying surface areas coming from clay-based to hard, particularly given that I returned to China, so I do not have the exact same method like all the other gamers," Zheng said. "Therefore, primarily, I am actually merely attempting to hold on my own, discover a technique to receive the suit, even though I'm not believing at my ideal." Publisher's Picks2 RelatedShe will definitely participate in once more against Sabalenka, the No. 2 seed that also trumped Zheng in 2013 in the fourths at Flushing Meadows on her technique to the ultimate, on Tuesday.Zheng said she'll prepare-- as long as she acquires eight or nine hrs of sleep after lastly getting back to the hotel." I really such as to bet her, and also I am actually eagerly anticipating betting her," Zheng mentioned of Sabalenka. "I know she is among the best gamers on difficult courthouses, and I've been expecting this minute." Vekic was actually going over her finest lead to a Conquest, achieving the semifinals at Wimbledon. However the No. 24 seed recognized she overlooked a chance to go even deeper at Flushing Meadows.She often took lengthy stops briefly in aggravation after missing out on a go, from time to time moving her hair or relaxing her head in her hand.The Croatian player broke Zheng to succeed the 2nd set and also also the match, steering Zheng back along with some blistering returns prior to utilizing a best reduce fired to provide herself a specified point.But after an ace to open the 3rd collection, Vekic made two straight spontaneous mistakes, and also Zheng broke her. Zheng then broke again at passion for a 5-2 top in front of the sporadic crowd that had remained previous 2 a.m.The previous newest appearance for a females's match was actually 2:13 a.m., when Maria Sakkari beat Bianca Andreescu in a 2021 fourth-round paired.