.THE BIG APPLE-- Qinwen Zheng defeated Donna Vekic in a rematch of their Olympic last, developing to the United States Open quarterfinals with a 7-6 (2 ), 4-6, 6-2 triumph early Monday early morning in the most up to date end of a ladies's match in tournament history.It was actually 2:15 a.m. when the No. 7-seeded Zheng finished off the match that lasted 2 hours, fifty minutes, a significantly more durable and also longer exam than she received from Vekic last month in Paris.Zheng won China's first songs gold in tennis along with a 6-2, 6-3 victory that day. She wasn't pretty as prevalent on the US Open's difficult courtrooms, where Vekic thinks a lot more relaxed than the clay at Roland Garros.But Zheng is actually still plenty hard to trump on tough courtrooms, having hit her initial Grand Slam final this year at the Australian Open, where she shed to Aryna Sabalenka." I experience actually happy with on my own given that it's challenging changing surfaces from clay-based to hard, particularly due to the fact that I returned to China, so I do not possess the exact same technique like all the various other players," Zheng mentioned. "Therefore, essentially, I am actually merely attempting to keep myself, discover a method to obtain the fit, even when I am actually not feeling at my best." Publisher's Picks2 RelatedShe will participate in again against Sabalenka, the No. 2 seed who additionally defeated Zheng in 2013 in the quarters at Blush Meadows on her method to the final, on Tuesday.Zheng said she'll prepare-- as long as she acquires 8 or even 9 hrs of rest after lastly returning to the hotel." I really as if to bet her, and I am actually expecting betting her," Zheng mentioned of Sabalenka. "I understand she is among the greatest players on tough courts, and I've been actually wishing for this moment." Vekic was going over her best cause a Grand Slam, reaching the semifinals at Wimbledon. Yet the No. 24 seed understood she missed out on an odds to go even much deeper at Flushing Meadows.She frequently took lengthy stops briefly in frustration after overlooking a shot, occasionally moving her hair or even resting her scalp in her hand.The Croatian player broke Zheng to gain the 2nd set and even the suit, steering Zheng back along with some scorching returns just before utilizing an excellent reduce fired to offer herself a set point.But after an ace to open up the 3rd collection, Vekic produced two straight unforced inaccuracies, and Zheng broke her. Zheng then cracked again at love for a 5-2 lead in front of the sparse crowd that had actually stuck around previous 2 a.m.The previous newest surface for a females's match was 2:13 a.m., when Maria Sakkari trumped Bianca Andreescu in a 2021 fourth-round fit.