.NEW YORK-- Qinwen Zheng defeated Donna Vekic in a rematch of their Olympic final, advancing to the US Open up quarterfinals along with a 7-6 (2 ), 4-6, 6-2 success early Monday early morning in the latest end of a women's suit in competition history.It was 2:15 a.m. when the No. 7-seeded Zheng finished off the match that lasted 2 hrs, 50 mins, a much tougher and longer exam than she obtained from Vekic last month in Paris.Zheng gained China's first single people gold in ping pong along with a 6-2, 6-3 victory that day. She had not been rather as dominant on the United States Open's tough courts, where Vekic feels far more comfortable than the clay at Roland Garros.But Zheng is still plenty challenging to beat on challenging courtrooms, having actually reached her 1st Conquest last this year at the Australian Open, where she lost to Aryna Sabalenka." I think actually proud of myself because it is actually challenging changing surface areas coming from clay to hard, especially given that I got back to China, so I do not possess the same method like all the various other gamers," Zheng claimed. "Therefore, generally, I am actually merely trying to store myself, find a means to acquire the suit, even though I am actually certainly not thinking at my absolute best." Editor's Picks2 RelatedShe will play once again against Sabalenka, the No. 2 seed that likewise trumped Zheng in 2015 in the one-fourths at Blush Meadows on her method to the ultimate, on Tuesday.Zheng claimed she'll be ready-- provided that she acquires eight or even 9 hours of rest after ultimately returning to the hotel." I actually such as to bet her, and also I'm awaiting betting her," Zheng stated of Sabalenka. "I recognize she is among the best players on challenging courthouses, as well as I have actually been actually anticipating this moment." Vekic was going over her best cause a Grand Slam, achieving the semifinals at Wimbledon. However the No. 24 seed knew she overlooked a possibility to go also much deeper at Flushing Meadows.She often took long pauses in stress after missing out on a go, from time to time moving her hair or even relaxing her scalp in her hand.The Croatian gamer broke Zheng to gain the second collection and also even the match, driving Zheng back with some blistering gains before utilizing an ideal drop fired to provide herself a prepared point.But after an ace to open up the 3rd collection, Vekic made pair of upright unforced mistakes, as well as Zheng damaged her. Zheng at that point broke again at passion for a 5-2 lead before the thin group that had actually lingered previous 2 a.m.The previous most recent finish for a women's paired was actually 2:13 a.m., when Maria Sakkari defeated Bianca Andreescu in a 2021 fourth-round fit.