.NEW YORK-- Qinwen Zheng trumped Donna Vekic in a rematch of their Olympic last, advancing to the United States Open quarterfinals along with a 7-6 (2 ), 4-6, 6-2 triumph early Monday early morning in the most recent finish of a women's suit in competition history.It was actually 2:15 a.m. when the No. 7-seeded Zheng accomplished the suit that lasted 2 hours, 50 minutes, a far tougher and also longer test than she received from Vekic final month in Paris.Zheng won China's first singles gold in ping pong with a 6-2, 6-3 victory that time. She had not been fairly as prevalent on the United States Open's difficult courts, where Vekic believes so much more pleasant than the clay-based at Roland Garros.But Zheng is still plenty difficult to trump on tough courts, having actually hit her first Conquest final this year at the Australian Open, where she lost to Aryna Sabalenka." I experience truly pleased with on my own due to the fact that it is actually difficult changing surface areas coming from clay-based to hard, specifically because I returned to China, so I do not possess the very same practice like all the various other gamers," Zheng said. "So, essentially, I'm simply trying to store myself, find a way to obtain the complement, even when I'm certainly not believing at my ideal." Editor's Picks2 RelatedShe will definitely play again against Sabalenka, the No. 2 seed who additionally defeated Zheng in 2015 in the fourths at Blush Meadows on her way to the ultimate, on Tuesday.Zheng claimed she'll prepare-- so long as she receives 8 or 9 hours of sleep after finally returning to the hotels and resort." I definitely like to bet her, and also I am actually eagerly anticipating playing against her," Zheng mentioned of Sabalenka. "I recognize she's one of the greatest players on difficult courtrooms, and also I've been actually anticipating this minute." Vekic was actually going over her absolute best result in a Conquest, meeting the semifinals at Wimbledon. However the No. 24 seed knew she missed out on an opportunity to go also much deeper at Flushing Meadows.She often took lengthy pauses in disappointment after overlooking a chance, occasionally moving her hair or resting her scalp in her hand.The Croatian gamer broke Zheng to succeed the second set as well as even the suit, driving Zheng back with some blistering yields just before making use of an excellent decline shot to offer herself a specified point.But after an ace to open up the 3rd set, Vekic produced 2 straight spontaneous inaccuracies, and Zheng broke her. Zheng after that broke once more at passion for a 5-2 top facing the sparse group that had actually lingered previous 2 a.m.The previous latest appearance for a females's fit was actually 2:13 a.m., when Maria Sakkari trumped Bianca Andreescu in a 2021 fourth-round suit.