.NEW YORK-- Qinwen Zheng defeated Donna Vekic in a rematch of their Olympic final, developing to the US Open up quarterfinals with a 7-6 (2 ), 4-6, 6-2 success early Monday early morning in the most up to date finish of a ladies's match in event history.It was 2:15 a.m. when the No. 7-seeded Zheng accomplished the match that lasted 2 hours, 50 mins, a far tougher and longer examination than she received from Vekic final month in Paris.Zheng gained China's initial singles gold in tennis along with a 6-2, 6-3 triumph that day. She wasn't fairly as prevalent on the United States Open's hard courthouses, where Vekic thinks a lot more pleasant than the clay at Roland Garros.But Zheng is actually still plenty hard to beat on difficult courthouses, having actually reached her first Conquest last this year at the Australian Open, where she shed to Aryna Sabalenka." I experience actually proud of myself given that it's hard transforming surfaces coming from clay-based to hard, especially given that I got back to China, so I do not have the very same technique like all the other gamers," Zheng pointed out. "Thus, primarily, I am actually merely trying to hold on my own, discover a method to receive the complement, even if I'm not experiencing at my finest." Editor's Picks2 RelatedShe are going to play again versus Sabalenka, the No. 2 seed who additionally defeated Zheng in 2015 in the one-fourths at Flushing Meadows on her method to the last, on Tuesday.Zheng stated she'll be ready-- provided that she obtains eight or 9 hrs of rest after ultimately responding to the hotels and resort." I definitely as if to bet her, and I am actually anticipating playing against her," Zheng said of Sabalenka. "I understand she's one of the greatest gamers on difficult courthouses, and I have actually been hoping for this moment." Vekic was coming off her greatest cause a Grand Slam, reaching the semifinals at Wimbledon. However the No. 24 seed recognized she overlooked an odds to go even much deeper at Flushing Meadows.She frequently took long stops briefly in irritation after overlooking a shot, periodically tugging at her hair or resting her scalp in her hand.The Croatian gamer damaged Zheng to gain the 2nd set and also also the suit, steering Zheng back with some blistering profits just before utilizing an excellent decline fired to offer herself a set point.But after an ace to open up the third set, Vekic made two straight unforced errors, as well as Zheng damaged her. Zheng then damaged again at affection for a 5-2 top before the thin crowd that had actually stayed previous 2 a.m.The previous most up-to-date finish for a ladies's fit was 2:13 a.m., when Maria Sakkari beat Bianca Andreescu in a 2021 fourth-round suit.