.NEW YORK-- Qinwen Zheng defeated Donna Vekic in a rematch of their Olympic ultimate, improving to the United States Open up quarterfinals with a 7-6 (2 ), 4-6, 6-2 victory early Monday early morning in the current finish of a females's match in competition history.It was 2:15 a.m. when the No. 7-seeded Zheng finished off the suit that lasted 2 hours, fifty minutes, a far harder as well as longer exam than she got from Vekic last month in Paris.Zheng gained China's initial singles gold in tennis with a 6-2, 6-3 victory that day. She wasn't pretty as prevalent on the United States Open's hard courts, where Vekic experiences far more comfortable than the clay at Roland Garros.But Zheng is still plenty challenging to beat on difficult courtrooms, having actually reached her 1st Conquest final this year at the Australian Open, where she dropped to Aryna Sabalenka." I think truly happy with on my own since it's hard transforming areas coming from clay to hard, specifically given that I returned to China, so I don't have the same method like all the various other gamers," Zheng said. "Thus, basically, I'm only attempting to store on my own, discover a technique to get the fit, even when I'm certainly not thinking at my greatest." Publisher's Picks2 RelatedShe will certainly participate in again versus Sabalenka, the No. 2 seed who also defeated Zheng in 2014 in the one-fourths at Blush Meadows on her technique to the final, on Tuesday.Zheng claimed she'll be ready-- just as long as she gets 8 or 9 hours of rest after lastly responding to the hotels and resort." I definitely as if to bet her, as well as I am actually eagerly anticipating betting her," Zheng pointed out of Sabalenka. "I know she's one of the best players on hard courts, as well as I have actually been hoping for this minute." Vekic was actually going over her best result in a Conquest, reaching the semifinals at Wimbledon. But the No. 24 seed knew she missed a chance to go even deeper at Blush Meadows.She regularly took long stops briefly in aggravation after missing a go, sometimes tugging at her hair or even relaxing her scalp in her hand.The Croatian player damaged Zheng to win the 2nd set as well as also the match, driving Zheng back along with some scorching yields prior to using an excellent reduce shot to give herself a set point.But after an ace to open the 3rd collection, Vekic produced 2 upright unforced inaccuracies, as well as Zheng broke her. Zheng after that broke again at affection for a 5-2 top facing the thin group that had lingered previous 2 a.m.The previous latest coating for a females's paired was actually 2:13 a.m., when Maria Sakkari trumped Bianca Andreescu in a 2021 fourth-round paired.