.THE BIG APPLE-- Qinwen Zheng defeated 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 up to date finish of a girls's match in competition history.It was actually 2:15 a.m. when the No. 7-seeded Zheng rounded off the suit that lasted 2 hrs, fifty moments, a much tougher as well as longer test than she obtained from Vekic final month in Paris.Zheng gained China's initial songs gold in ping pong along with a 6-2, 6-3 success that time. She wasn't quite as dominant on the US Open's difficult courts, where Vekic feels much more pleasant than the clay at Roland Garros.But Zheng is still plenty challenging to defeat on difficult courtrooms, having hit her initial Grand Slam ultimate this year at the Australian Open, where she shed to Aryna Sabalenka." I believe actually happy with on my own given that it's hard transforming surface areas from clay-based to hard, particularly because I went back to China, so I don't possess the very same strategy like all the various other players," Zheng stated. "Thus, primarily, I'm only trying to keep myself, find a method to acquire the match, even if I am actually not thinking at my ideal." Publisher's Picks2 RelatedShe will certainly participate in again against Sabalenka, the No. 2 seed who likewise trumped Zheng last year in the quarters at Blush Meadows on her technique to the ultimate, on Tuesday.Zheng claimed she'll prepare-- provided that she obtains 8 or even nine hours of rest after lastly returning to the lodging." I really just like to bet her, as well as I am actually awaiting betting her," Zheng claimed of Sabalenka. "I know she's one of the greatest gamers on challenging courthouses, as well as I've been actually expecting this instant." Vekic was going over her best lead to a Conquest, achieving the semifinals at Wimbledon. However the No. 24 seed understood she missed out on an opportunity to go also much deeper at Blush Meadows.She frequently took long stops in stress after skipping a chance, occasionally moving her hair or even resting her head in her hand.The Croatian player cracked Zheng to gain the second collection and also the match, steering Zheng back with some scorching gains just before using an ideal decline shot to give herself a set point.But after an ace to open up the 3rd set, Vekic created two straight spontaneous errors, as well as Zheng broke her. Zheng at that point cracked again at passion for a 5-2 lead facing the sporadic group that had actually remained previous 2 a.m.The previous most current coating for a ladies's suit was 2:13 a.m., when Maria Sakkari defeated Bianca Andreescu in a 2021 fourth-round fit.