.NEW YORK-- Qinwen Zheng trumped Donna Vekic in a rematch of their Olympic last, advancing to the US Open up quarterfinals along with a 7-6 (2 ), 4-6, 6-2 success early Monday morning in the most up to date finish 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 minutes, a far more durable and longer test than she got from Vekic final month in Paris.Zheng won China's 1st singles gold in ping pong with a 6-2, 6-3 victory that time. She wasn't pretty as dominant on the US Open's challenging courtrooms, where Vekic experiences far more relaxed than the clay-based at Roland Garros.But Zheng is still plenty challenging to trump on hard courthouses, having actually reached her initial Conquest last this year at the Australian Open, where she shed to Aryna Sabalenka." I believe definitely happy with on my own given that it's difficult altering surfaces coming from clay to hard, specifically due to the fact that I returned to China, so I don't possess the same practice like all the various other gamers," Zheng stated. "Therefore, generally, I am actually just making an effort to keep myself, locate a technique to acquire the fit, even though I am actually not experiencing at my finest." Editor's Picks2 RelatedShe will definitely play once more versus Sabalenka, the No. 2 seed who also trumped Zheng in 2013 in the quarters at Flushing Meadows on her method to the ultimate, on Tuesday.Zheng stated she'll be ready-- so long as she obtains 8 or 9 hours of rest after eventually returning to the hotel." I truly like to bet her, and also I'm anticipating playing against her," Zheng said of Sabalenka. "I know she is just one of the greatest players on difficult courts, and also I've been actually hoping for this moment." Vekic was coming off her greatest result in a Grand Slam, reaching the semifinals at Wimbledon. Yet the No. 24 seed understood she missed out on an opportunity to go also deeper at Blush Meadows.She often took lengthy pauses in stress after missing a go, occasionally moving her hair or even resting her head in her hand.The Croatian player cracked Zheng to succeed the 2nd collection and even the suit, driving Zheng back with some scorching profits before making use of an ideal drop shot to provide herself a prepared point.But after an ace to open the 3rd set, Vekic made pair of upright spontaneous inaccuracies, and also Zheng damaged her. Zheng after that broke again at affection for a 5-2 lead before the thin crowd that had actually lingered past 2 a.m.The previous most up-to-date coating for a girls's paired was 2:13 a.m., when Maria Sakkari trumped Bianca Andreescu in a 2021 fourth-round fit.