.NYC-- Qinwen Zheng beat Donna Vekic in a rematch of their Olympic final, advancing to the US Open quarterfinals along with a 7-6 (2 ), 4-6, 6-2 victory early Monday morning in the latest finish of a women's match in event history.It was actually 2:15 a.m. when the No. 7-seeded Zheng rounded off the suit that lasted 2 hrs, fifty moments, a far more durable and longer test than she got from Vekic last month in Paris.Zheng gained China's 1st single people gold in ping pong along with a 6-2, 6-3 triumph that day. She had not been fairly as leading on the United States Open's hard courtrooms, where Vekic experiences much more relaxed than the clay-based at Roland Garros.But Zheng is still plenty hard to beat on difficult courtrooms, having actually hit her initial Conquest last this year at the Australian Open, where she shed to Aryna Sabalenka." I feel truly pleased with on my own considering that it is actually hard transforming surfaces from clay to hard, particularly due to the fact that I returned to China, so I don't possess the very same method like all the other gamers," Zheng stated. "So, primarily, I am actually just attempting to keep myself, locate a technique to receive the fit, even if I'm not experiencing at my ideal." Editor's Picks2 RelatedShe will play once again against Sabalenka, the No. 2 seed who also trumped Zheng last year in the fourths at Blush Meadows on her way to the ultimate, on Tuesday.Zheng mentioned she'll prepare-- provided that she gets 8 or even nine hrs of rest after eventually responding to the resort." I actually just like to play against her, as well as I'm expecting betting her," Zheng said of Sabalenka. "I recognize she's one of the best gamers on hard courthouses, and also I have actually been actually anticipating this instant." Vekic was actually going over her ideal cause a Conquest, meeting the semifinals at Wimbledon. However the No. 24 seed knew she missed out on a chance to go even much deeper at Blush Meadows.She frequently took lengthy stops briefly in frustration after skipping a go, periodically tugging at her hair or relaxing her scalp in her hand.The Croatian gamer damaged Zheng to gain the 2nd collection and also even the match, driving Zheng back along with some blistering returns just before making use of an ideal decrease shot to give herself an established point.But after an ace to open up the third collection, Vekic produced two upright unforced mistakes, and also Zheng broke her. Zheng at that point broke once more at love for a 5-2 lead facing the sporadic crowd that had stuck around past 2 a.m.The previous most current finish for a women's match was actually 2:13 a.m., when Maria Sakkari defeated Bianca Andreescu in a 2021 fourth-round match.