.THE BIG APPLE-- Qinwen Zheng beat Donna Vekic in a rematch of their Olympic ultimate, developing to the US Open quarterfinals along with a 7-6 (2 ), 4-6, 6-2 victory early Monday morning in the most recent end of a females's match in tournament history.It was 2:15 a.m. when the No. 7-seeded Zheng accomplished the match that lasted 2 hrs, fifty moments, a much harder and also longer exam than she got from Vekic last month in Paris.Zheng gained China's very first singles gold in ping pong with a 6-2, 6-3 victory that day. She wasn't fairly as dominant on the US Open's hard courtrooms, where Vekic thinks a lot more comfortable than the clay-based at Roland Garros.But Zheng is actually still plenty difficult to beat on tough courthouses, having actually hit her very first Conquest last this year at the Australian Open, where she dropped to Aryna Sabalenka." I experience definitely proud of on my own since it is actually hard modifying areas from clay to hard, especially considering that I got back to China, so I don't possess the very same strategy like all the other players," Zheng said. "Therefore, primarily, I am actually just making an effort to hold on my own, discover a method to get the match, even though I'm not thinking at my greatest." Editor's Picks2 RelatedShe will definitely participate in again against Sabalenka, the No. 2 seed who additionally defeated Zheng in 2013 in the quarters at Blush Meadows on her way to the ultimate, on Tuesday.Zheng claimed she'll be ready-- as long as she receives 8 or even 9 hours of sleep after finally getting back to the hotels and resort." I truly like to play against her, as well as I am actually anticipating playing against her," Zheng mentioned of Sabalenka. "I recognize she's one of the best players on hard courtrooms, and also I have actually been actually hoping for this minute." Vekic was coming off her finest lead to a Grand Slam, meeting the semifinals at Wimbledon. Yet the No. 24 seed knew she missed a chance to go even much deeper at Flushing Meadows.She frequently took lengthy stops in stress after skipping a try, from time to time moving her hair or even resting her scalp in her hand.The Croatian gamer broke Zheng to succeed the 2nd collection and also even the suit, steering Zheng back with some blistering gains prior to utilizing an ideal decline shot to offer herself a specified point.But after an ace to open the third set, Vekic created 2 straight spontaneous inaccuracies, and also Zheng broke her. Zheng at that point damaged again at affection for a 5-2 lead in front of the thin group that had stuck around previous 2 a.m.The previous most recent finish for a ladies's fit was actually 2:13 a.m., when Maria Sakkari beat Bianca Andreescu in a 2021 fourth-round paired.