.NEW YORK-- Qinwen Zheng defeated Donna Vekic in a rematch of their Olympic final, developing to the US Open up quarterfinals along with a 7-6 (2 ), 4-6, 6-2 victory early Monday morning in the most recent end of a women's match in tournament history.It was 2:15 a.m. when the No. 7-seeded Zheng accomplished the suit that lasted 2 hrs, 50 minutes, a far tougher and also longer exam than she got from Vekic last month in Paris.Zheng gained China's 1st singles gold in ping pong with a 6-2, 6-3 triumph that day. She had not been very as prevalent on the US Open's hard courtrooms, where Vekic feels far more relaxed than the clay-based at Roland Garros.But Zheng is still plenty hard to beat on difficult courts, having actually hit her 1st Conquest last this year at the Australian Open, where she shed to Aryna Sabalenka." I feel actually happy with myself due to the fact that it is actually challenging transforming areas from clay-based to hard, particularly considering that I went back to China, so I don't have the exact same technique like all the various other gamers," Zheng said. "So, basically, I'm only making an effort to store myself, locate a way to acquire the fit, regardless of whether I am actually certainly not believing at my absolute best." Publisher's Picks2 RelatedShe will certainly participate in again versus Sabalenka, the No. 2 seed that likewise beat Zheng in 2013 in the quarters at Flushing Meadows on her means to the final, on Tuesday.Zheng said she'll be ready-- so long as she obtains eight or even nine hrs of sleeping after lastly returning to the resort." I truly such as to play against her, and also I'm expecting playing against her," Zheng stated of Sabalenka. "I know she's one of the best gamers on difficult courthouses, as well as I've been wishing for this minute." Vekic was coming off her ideal cause a Grand Slam, achieving the semifinals at Wimbledon. But the No. 24 seed understood she skipped a possibility to go also much deeper at Blush Meadows.She regularly took lengthy pauses in stress after skipping a go, periodically tugging at her hair or even resting her scalp in her hand.The Croatian gamer cracked Zheng to gain the 2nd collection and also also the match, driving Zheng back along with some blistering yields prior to utilizing an excellent drop fired to give herself an established point.But after an ace to open up the third set, Vekic made 2 upright unforced errors, as well as Zheng cracked her. Zheng at that point cracked again at affection for a 5-2 top before the sparse group that had stuck around past 2 a.m.The previous most current appearance for a ladies's fit was actually 2:13 a.m., when Maria Sakkari defeated Bianca Andreescu in a 2021 fourth-round suit.