.NEW YORK-- Qinwen Zheng trumped Donna Vekic in a rematch of their Olympic ultimate, advancing to the US Open up quarterfinals along with a 7-6 (2 ), 4-6, 6-2 victory early Monday morning in the most recent end of a women's match in competition history.It was 2:15 a.m. when the No. 7-seeded Zheng rounded off the match that lasted 2 hrs, 50 moments, a far harder and longer examination than she received from Vekic final month in Paris.Zheng gained China's very first singles gold in tennis along with a 6-2, 6-3 success that day. She wasn't quite as prevalent on the US Open's hard courthouses, where Vekic believes much more pleasant than the clay at Roland Garros.But Zheng is still plenty difficult to beat on tough courts, having hit her 1st Grand Slam final this year at the Australian Open, where she lost to Aryna Sabalenka." I experience truly happy with myself since it's hard changing areas coming from clay-based to hard, specifically since I got back to China, so I don't have the exact same strategy like all the other players," Zheng claimed. "Thus, basically, I'm only making an effort to hold myself, locate a way to get the fit, even though I am actually not thinking at my absolute best." Editor's Picks2 RelatedShe will definitely play once more versus Sabalenka, the No. 2 seed that likewise defeated Zheng last year in the one-fourths at Flushing Meadows on her means to the final, on Tuesday.Zheng claimed she'll prepare-- provided that she receives eight or even 9 hrs of sleeping after finally responding to the resort." I really such as to play against her, and also I'm looking forward to betting her," Zheng mentioned of Sabalenka. "I recognize she's one of the greatest gamers on challenging courtrooms, as well as I have actually been actually wishing for this instant." Vekic was coming off her finest result in a Grand Slam, meeting the semifinals at Wimbledon. But the No. 24 seed knew she missed a chance to go also deeper at Flushing Meadows.She often took long stops briefly in aggravation after missing a chance, sometimes tugging at her hair or even relaxing her scalp in her hand.The Croatian player damaged Zheng to win the 2nd collection and also even the match, steering Zheng back with some scorching gains prior to using a best reduce fired to offer herself a set point.But after an ace to open the third collection, Vekic produced two straight spontaneous errors, and Zheng cracked her. Zheng at that point damaged once more at passion for a 5-2 lead before the sporadic crowd that had stuck around past 2 a.m.The previous most recent finish for a girls's paired was 2:13 a.m., when Maria Sakkari defeated Bianca Andreescu in a 2021 fourth-round fit.