.NEW YORK CITY-- Qinwen Zheng beat Donna Vekic in a rematch of their Olympic last, improving to the United States Open up quarterfinals along with a 7-6 (2 ), 4-6, 6-2 success early Monday morning in the most recent finish of a women's match in event history.It was 2:15 a.m. when the No. 7-seeded Zheng rounded off the match that lasted 2 hours, 50 minutes, a significantly tougher and longer exam than she received from Vekic last month in Paris.Zheng gained China's very first single people gold in ping pong with a 6-2, 6-3 victory that time. She wasn't quite as prevalent on the United States Open's difficult courtrooms, where Vekic experiences so much more comfy than the clay-based at Roland Garros.But Zheng is still plenty tough to beat on hard courts, having actually reached her initial Conquest ultimate this year at the Australian Open, where she lost to Aryna Sabalenka." I feel definitely pleased with myself given that it is actually hard altering surface areas coming from clay-based to hard, specifically since I got back to China, so I do not possess the exact same technique like all the various other players," Zheng said. "Therefore, essentially, I'm simply trying to keep myself, find a way to acquire the fit, even if I'm certainly not believing at my greatest." Editor's Picks2 RelatedShe will participate in once again against Sabalenka, the No. 2 seed that additionally beat Zheng last year in the fourths at Flushing Meadows on her method to the last, on Tuesday.Zheng claimed she'll prepare-- so long as she gets 8 or nine hours of sleeping after ultimately responding to the lodging." I definitely like to bet her, as well as I'm awaiting betting her," Zheng claimed of Sabalenka. "I recognize she's one of the greatest gamers on difficult courtrooms, and also I've been actually hoping for this moment." Vekic was coming off her best result in a Conquest, achieving the semifinals at Wimbledon. Yet the No. 24 seed knew she missed out on a possibility to go even much deeper at Flushing Meadows.She often took lengthy stops in aggravation after overlooking a chance, sometimes tugging at her hair or resting her head in her hand.The Croatian player broke Zheng to gain the second collection and also the suit, driving Zheng back with some blistering profits prior to making use of a best reduce shot to provide herself an established point.But after an ace to open the third set, Vekic created pair of straight unforced errors, and Zheng broke her. Zheng after that damaged once again at affection for a 5-2 lead facing the sparse group that had lingered previous 2 a.m.The previous newest finish for a women's paired was actually 2:13 a.m., when Maria Sakkari trumped Bianca Andreescu in a 2021 fourth-round match.