.THE BIG APPLE-- Qinwen Zheng defeated Donna Vekic in a rematch of their Olympic last, developing to the US Open up quarterfinals along with a 7-6 (2 ), 4-6, 6-2 triumph early Monday morning in the latest end of a females's suit in competition history.It was 2:15 a.m. when the No. 7-seeded Zheng accomplished the match that lasted 2 hours, 50 moments, a far more durable and longer examination than she received from Vekic last month in Paris.Zheng gained China's initial single people gold in ping pong with a 6-2, 6-3 victory that day. She wasn't rather as leading on the US Open's tough courts, where Vekic thinks much more pleasant than the clay-based at Roland Garros.But Zheng is still plenty tough to beat on challenging courtrooms, having actually hit her 1st Conquest final this year at the Australian Open, where she shed to Aryna Sabalenka." I experience definitely pleased with myself because it's not easy transforming areas from clay-based to hard, particularly since I returned to China, so I do not have the exact same method like all the various other gamers," Zheng claimed. "So, basically, I am actually simply making an effort to hold on my own, discover a way to receive the fit, even if I'm not thinking at my finest." Editor's Picks2 RelatedShe will certainly participate in again against Sabalenka, the No. 2 seed that additionally defeated Zheng in 2015 in the one-fourths at Flushing Meadows on her method to the final, on Tuesday.Zheng mentioned she'll be ready-- provided that she receives 8 or nine hrs of sleeping after finally responding to the hotel." I actually such as to play against her, and also I'm expecting betting her," Zheng stated of Sabalenka. "I recognize she's one of the best players on difficult courts, and I have actually been wishing for this instant." Vekic was actually going over her best cause a Grand Slam, meeting the semifinals at Wimbledon. Yet the No. 24 seed understood she overlooked an opportunity to go also deeper at Blush Meadows.She often took lengthy pauses in frustration after skipping a shot, occasionally moving her hair or relaxing her scalp in her hand.The Croatian gamer broke Zheng to win the second set and even the suit, steering Zheng back along with some scorching yields before using a best reduce fired to give herself an established point.But after an ace to open up the 3rd collection, Vekic produced two upright spontaneous inaccuracies, and Zheng damaged her. Zheng after that cracked again at affection for a 5-2 top in front of the thin crowd that had stayed previous 2 a.m.The previous latest finish for a girls's fit was 2:13 a.m., when Maria Sakkari defeated Bianca Andreescu in a 2021 fourth-round fit.