.THE BIG APPLE-- Qinwen Zheng defeated Donna Vekic in a rematch of their Olympic ultimate, advancing to the US Open up quarterfinals with a 7-6 (2 ), 4-6, 6-2 triumph early Monday early morning in the most up to date finish of a females's match in event history.It was actually 2:15 a.m. when the No. 7-seeded Zheng accomplished the match that lasted 2 hrs, 50 mins, a significantly tougher and longer test than she received from Vekic final month in Paris.Zheng gained China's very first single people gold in ping pong along with a 6-2, 6-3 success that day. She wasn't rather as leading on the United States Open's difficult courts, where Vekic feels a lot more pleasant than the clay at Roland Garros.But Zheng is actually still plenty challenging to defeat on difficult courtrooms, having hit her 1st Grand Slam final this year at the Australian Open, where she lost to Aryna Sabalenka." I experience actually proud of myself since it's hard altering areas coming from clay-based to hard, particularly given that I went back to China, so I don't possess the very same strategy like all the various other players," Zheng mentioned. "Therefore, essentially, I'm only making an effort to hold on my own, locate a means to acquire the fit, even if I'm not thinking at my best." Editor's Picks2 RelatedShe will definitely participate in once more versus Sabalenka, the No. 2 seed that likewise defeated Zheng in 2015 in the quarters at Flushing Meadows on her technique to the ultimate, on Tuesday.Zheng mentioned she'll prepare-- provided that she receives eight or 9 hrs of sleep after lastly responding to the accommodation." I really just like to bet her, as well as I'm eagerly anticipating betting her," Zheng claimed of Sabalenka. "I understand she's one of the best gamers on challenging courtrooms, as well as I have actually been actually expecting this minute." Vekic was actually going over her greatest result in a Grand Slam, meeting the semifinals at Wimbledon. Yet the No. 24 seed recognized she overlooked a possibility to go even much deeper at Flushing Meadows.She often took lengthy stops briefly in disappointment after missing out on a try, from time to time tugging at her hair or resting her scalp in her hand.The Croatian player cracked Zheng to gain the 2nd set as well as also the suit, steering Zheng back along with some scorching yields before utilizing a perfect decrease shot to provide herself a prepared point.But after an ace to open up the third set, Vekic created pair of upright spontaneous mistakes, and also Zheng damaged her. Zheng then damaged once again at love for a 5-2 lead before the sparse crowd that had actually stuck around past 2 a.m.The previous newest appearance for a girls's match was actually 2:13 a.m., when Maria Sakkari trumped Bianca Andreescu in a 2021 fourth-round match.