.THE BIG APPLE-- Qinwen Zheng defeated Donna Vekic in a rematch of their Olympic last, developing to the US Open up quarterfinals with a 7-6 (2 ), 4-6, 6-2 victory early Monday early morning in the latest end of a girls's match in competition history.It was 2:15 a.m. when the No. 7-seeded Zheng finished off the match that lasted 2 hours, 50 mins, a far tougher and longer examination than she obtained from Vekic last month in Paris.Zheng won China's initial singles gold in tennis along with a 6-2, 6-3 victory that day. She had not been pretty as prevalent on the US Open's challenging courts, where Vekic thinks much more relaxed than the clay-based at Roland Garros.But Zheng is actually still plenty challenging to defeat on tough courts, having actually reached her first Conquest ultimate this year at the Australian Open, where she shed to Aryna Sabalenka." I believe truly pleased with on my own given that it is actually difficult changing surface areas coming from clay-based to hard, especially since I went back to China, so I don't have the exact same strategy like all the various other gamers," Zheng pointed out. "Therefore, basically, I'm merely making an effort to keep on my own, locate a means to get the complement, even if I am actually certainly not thinking at my greatest." Editor's Picks2 RelatedShe will definitely play once more versus Sabalenka, the No. 2 seed that additionally defeated Zheng in 2015 in the one-fourths at Flushing Meadows on her means to the final, on Tuesday.Zheng stated she'll prepare-- just as long as she acquires eight or 9 hours of sleeping after ultimately responding to the hotel." I really as if to bet her, and also I am actually anticipating playing against her," Zheng mentioned of Sabalenka. "I know she's one of the greatest players on challenging courthouses, as well as I've been hoping for this instant." Vekic was coming off her best result in a Conquest, achieving the semifinals at Wimbledon. But the No. 24 seed knew she missed a chance to go also deeper at Blush Meadows.She frequently took long stops briefly in irritation after overlooking a chance, occasionally tugging at her hair or relaxing her scalp in her hand.The Croatian player damaged Zheng to succeed the 2nd set as well as also the suit, driving Zheng back along with some scorching profits just before utilizing an ideal drop shot to offer herself a set point.But after an ace to open the 3rd set, Vekic created 2 straight spontaneous mistakes, and Zheng damaged her. Zheng after that broke again at passion for a 5-2 lead before the sparse crowd that had stayed previous 2 a.m.The previous newest coating for a females's fit was 2:13 a.m., when Maria Sakkari defeated Bianca Andreescu in a 2021 fourth-round suit.