.NYC-- Qinwen Zheng beat Donna Vekic in a rematch of their Olympic final, improving 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 competition history.It was actually 2:15 a.m. when the No. 7-seeded Zheng finished off the suit that lasted 2 hrs, 50 minutes, a far tougher and longer examination than she got from Vekic final month in Paris.Zheng gained China's initial singles gold in tennis along with a 6-2, 6-3 success that day. She had not been rather as prevalent on the US Open's hard courts, where Vekic believes much more relaxed than the clay-based at Roland Garros.But Zheng is actually still plenty tough to trump on tough courthouses, having actually reached her first Conquest last this year at the Australian Open, where she shed to Aryna Sabalenka." I think truly pleased with myself because it is actually difficult modifying areas from clay to hard, especially due to the fact that I went back to China, so I do not possess the exact same method like all the other gamers," Zheng claimed. "So, basically, I am actually just making an effort to store myself, discover a means to receive the complement, even when I am actually not believing at my absolute best." Editor's Picks2 RelatedShe will definitely participate in again versus Sabalenka, the No. 2 seed that likewise defeated Zheng in 2014 in the quarters at Flushing Meadows on her means to the ultimate, on Tuesday.Zheng claimed she'll prepare-- as long as she acquires 8 or 9 hrs of rest after eventually responding to the hotels and resort." I really like to play against her, as well as I'm expecting betting her," Zheng pointed out of Sabalenka. "I understand she's one of the greatest players on difficult courts, and I've been expecting this second." Vekic was coming off her finest lead to a Conquest, reaching the semifinals at Wimbledon. Yet the No. 24 seed recognized she overlooked an opportunity to go also deeper at Flushing Meadows.She regularly took long stops briefly in aggravation after missing a try, occasionally tugging at her hair or resting her head in her hand.The Croatian player cracked Zheng to succeed the 2nd set as well as even the match, steering Zheng back with some blistering gains prior to using an excellent reduce shot to offer herself an established point.But after an ace to open the third collection, Vekic produced two straight spontaneous inaccuracies, and Zheng broke her. Zheng then broke once more at passion for a 5-2 lead before the thin crowd that had actually remained past 2 a.m.The previous latest surface for a girls's match was 2:13 a.m., when Maria Sakkari defeated Bianca Andreescu in a 2021 fourth-round fit.