.THE BIG APPLE-- Qinwen Zheng beat Donna Vekic in a rematch of their Olympic final, advancing to the United States Open quarterfinals with a 7-6 (2 ), 4-6, 6-2 triumph early Monday morning in the current finish of a females's match in tournament history.It was 2:15 a.m. when the No. 7-seeded Zheng finished off the suit that lasted 2 hrs, fifty moments, a far tougher and longer test than she received from Vekic final month in Paris.Zheng won China's very first singles gold in ping pong along with a 6-2, 6-3 success that time. She had not been pretty as dominant on the United States Open's difficult courtrooms, where Vekic experiences much more comfy than the clay-based at Roland Garros.But Zheng is still plenty challenging to beat on difficult courthouses, having hit her initial Grand Slam ultimate this year at the Australian Open, where she lost to Aryna Sabalenka." I believe truly pleased with on my own because it is actually not easy altering surface areas coming from clay-based to hard, specifically considering that I returned to China, so I don't possess the very same practice like all the various other players," Zheng claimed. "Thus, essentially, I am actually just trying to hold on my own, locate a way to acquire the suit, even though I'm certainly not feeling at my finest." Publisher's Picks2 RelatedShe will play again against Sabalenka, the No. 2 seed who additionally beat Zheng in 2013 in the quarters at Blush Meadows on her means to the ultimate, on Tuesday.Zheng claimed she'll be ready-- as long as she obtains eight or even 9 hrs of sleep after ultimately returning to the hotel." I truly like to bet her, as well as I am actually looking forward to betting her," Zheng claimed of Sabalenka. "I understand she is among the best players on tough courts, and also I've been hoping for this instant." Vekic was coming off her greatest lead to a Grand Slam, achieving the semifinals at Wimbledon. Yet the No. 24 seed recognized she missed out on a chance to go even much deeper at Flushing Meadows.She often took lengthy stops in frustration after overlooking a chance, periodically moving her hair or even relaxing her head in her hand.The Croatian gamer broke Zheng to gain the second set as well as even the suit, steering Zheng back with some blistering profits before utilizing a perfect decline fired to give herself a specified point.But after an ace to open the third collection, Vekic made pair of upright unforced inaccuracies, and also Zheng broke her. Zheng then cracked once more at love for a 5-2 lead before the thin group that had remained previous 2 a.m.The previous most current surface for a females's fit was actually 2:13 a.m., when Maria Sakkari trumped Bianca Andreescu in a 2021 fourth-round match.