.NYC-- Qinwen Zheng defeated Donna Vekic in a rematch of their Olympic ultimate, developing to the US Open up quarterfinals along with a 7-6 (2 ), 4-6, 6-2 victory early Monday morning in the current finish of a women'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 minutes, a much tougher as well as longer examination than she obtained from Vekic last month in Paris.Zheng won China's first songs gold in tennis along with a 6-2, 6-3 success that time. She wasn't rather as prevalent on the US Open's hard courthouses, where Vekic thinks far more pleasant than the clay at Roland Garros.But Zheng is actually still plenty challenging to beat on hard courthouses, having reached her very first Grand Slam final this year at the Australian Open, where she shed to Aryna Sabalenka." I believe really pleased with on my own considering that it is actually difficult changing surface areas coming from clay-based to hard, particularly given that I returned to China, so I do not have the same strategy like all the various other players," Zheng stated. "Thus, essentially, I'm simply attempting to store myself, discover a way to acquire the match, regardless of whether I'm not believing at my absolute best." Editor's Picks2 RelatedShe will participate in once more against Sabalenka, the No. 2 seed who also beat Zheng in 2013 in the one-fourths at Flushing Meadows on her technique to the ultimate, on Tuesday.Zheng claimed she'll be ready-- provided that she receives eight or even nine hours of sleep after eventually returning to the hotel." I truly just like to bet her, and I'm eagerly anticipating playing against her," Zheng mentioned of Sabalenka. "I know she is among the best gamers on hard courthouses, as well as I have actually been actually hoping for this minute." Vekic was going over her finest result in a Grand Slam, reaching the semifinals at Wimbledon. Yet the No. 24 seed recognized she missed a chance to go even much deeper at Blush Meadows.She frequently took long stops in stress after missing out on a try, sometimes tugging at her hair or even relaxing her scalp in her hand.The Croatian gamer broke Zheng to gain the 2nd set and even the match, steering Zheng back with some scorching yields just before utilizing a perfect decline shot to provide herself a prepared point.But after an ace to open the 3rd set, Vekic created two straight spontaneous errors, and Zheng cracked her. Zheng after that broke again at affection for a 5-2 top in front of the thin crowd that had actually remained previous 2 a.m.The previous most current appearance for a women's suit was 2:13 a.m., when Maria Sakkari beat Bianca Andreescu in a 2021 fourth-round paired.