.NEW YORK-- Qinwen Zheng beat Donna Vekic in a rematch of their Olympic last, advancing to the United States Open up quarterfinals with a 7-6 (2 ), 4-6, 6-2 success early Monday morning in the latest end of a women's match in tournament history.It was actually 2:15 a.m. when the No. 7-seeded Zheng finished off the suit that lasted 2 hrs, 50 mins, a significantly tougher and longer examination than she got from Vekic final month in Paris.Zheng won China's 1st songs gold in ping pong with a 6-2, 6-3 triumph that time. She wasn't quite as leading on the US Open's challenging courthouses, where Vekic believes much more relaxed than the clay-based at Roland Garros.But Zheng is actually still plenty difficult to defeat on difficult courthouses, having actually reached her first Grand Slam ultimate this year at the Australian Open, where she shed to Aryna Sabalenka." I feel definitely happy with on my own given that it is actually not easy changing surface areas from clay to hard, particularly given that I got back to China, so I do not possess the very same method like all the various other players," Zheng pointed out. "Thus, basically, I'm merely trying to hold myself, find a technique to obtain the suit, even when I'm certainly not feeling at my greatest." Editor's Picks2 RelatedShe are going to play once again versus Sabalenka, the No. 2 seed that also beat Zheng in 2014 in the fourths at Flushing Meadows on her means to the final, on Tuesday.Zheng said she'll be ready-- as long as she acquires eight or even nine hours of rest after lastly returning to the lodging." I actually such as to bet her, as well as I am actually anticipating betting her," Zheng mentioned of Sabalenka. "I know she is among the greatest players on hard courthouses, and also I have actually been actually wishing for this minute." Vekic was actually going over her ideal lead to a Conquest, achieving the semifinals at Wimbledon. Yet the No. 24 seed recognized she skipped a possibility to go even deeper at Flushing Meadows.She regularly took lengthy stops in frustration after missing a chance, from time to time tugging at her hair or relaxing her head in her hand.The Croatian player cracked Zheng to succeed the second collection and also even the match, steering Zheng back along with some blistering profits just before utilizing an excellent decline shot to give herself a prepared point.But after an ace to open up the 3rd collection, Vekic helped make two straight spontaneous mistakes, and Zheng broke her. Zheng after that cracked again at affection for a 5-2 lead facing the sporadic crowd that had stayed previous 2 a.m.The previous most recent coating for a ladies's paired was 2:13 a.m., when Maria Sakkari trumped Bianca Andreescu in a 2021 fourth-round fit.