.NEW YORK CITY-- Qinwen Zheng beat Donna Vekic in a rematch of their Olympic final, developing to the United States Open quarterfinals with a 7-6 (2 ), 4-6, 6-2 victory early Monday early morning in the current end of a females's match in event history.It was actually 2:15 a.m. when the No. 7-seeded Zheng accomplished the match that lasted 2 hours, 50 moments, a significantly more durable as well as longer exam than she received from Vekic last month in Paris.Zheng gained China's very first songs gold in tennis along with a 6-2, 6-3 victory that day. She had not been rather as dominant on the United States Open's difficult courthouses, where Vekic feels much more pleasant than the clay at Roland Garros.But Zheng is actually still plenty challenging to beat on hard courthouses, having actually hit her very first Grand Slam ultimate this year at the Australian Open, where she shed to Aryna Sabalenka." I think truly happy with myself because it's difficult modifying surface areas from clay-based to hard, particularly because I went back to China, so I don't possess the exact same technique like all the various other players," Zheng stated. "Therefore, basically, I'm merely trying to store on my own, find a means to acquire the match, regardless of whether I'm not experiencing at my best." Publisher's Picks2 RelatedShe will play once again versus Sabalenka, the No. 2 seed who additionally trumped Zheng last year in the one-fourths at Blush Meadows on her way to the ultimate, on Tuesday.Zheng claimed she'll prepare-- so long as she acquires 8 or even 9 hrs of sleep after ultimately getting back to the lodging." I truly such as to play against her, and I'm anticipating betting her," Zheng stated of Sabalenka. "I know she is just one of the greatest players on hard courts, and also I've been expecting this instant." Vekic was actually coming off her best cause a Conquest, reaching the semifinals at Wimbledon. But the No. 24 seed knew she missed a possibility to go also deeper at Flushing Meadows.She often took lengthy stops briefly in disappointment after missing a shot, periodically tugging at her hair or relaxing her head in her hand.The Croatian gamer broke Zheng to win the second collection as well as even the match, driving Zheng back along with some blistering returns just before utilizing an ideal reduce fired to offer herself a prepared point.But after an ace to open up the 3rd set, Vekic helped make 2 straight unforced errors, and also Zheng cracked her. Zheng after that broke once again at love for a 5-2 lead facing the sporadic group that had actually remained past 2 a.m.The previous most recent surface for a females's suit was 2:13 a.m., when Maria Sakkari defeated Bianca Andreescu in a 2021 fourth-round match.