.THE BIG APPLE-- Qinwen Zheng trumped Donna Vekic in a rematch of their Olympic final, advancing to the US Open up quarterfinals with a 7-6 (2 ), 4-6, 6-2 victory early Monday morning in the current end of a females's match in tournament history.It was 2:15 a.m. when the No. 7-seeded Zheng finished off the suit that lasted 2 hours, 50 mins, a much more durable and longer test than she got from Vekic final month in Paris.Zheng gained China's first singles gold in tennis along with a 6-2, 6-3 success that day. She had not been quite as prevalent on the United States Open's hard courts, where Vekic thinks far more pleasant than the clay-based at Roland Garros.But Zheng is still plenty challenging to trump on challenging courtrooms, having reached her 1st Grand Slam ultimate this year at the Australian Open, where she lost to Aryna Sabalenka." I believe definitely proud of myself given that it's challenging modifying areas coming from clay-based to hard, specifically since I went back to China, so I do not possess the same method like all the various other gamers," Zheng claimed. "Therefore, generally, I am actually just making an effort to store myself, discover a means to obtain the suit, even though I am actually certainly not feeling at my ideal." Publisher's Picks2 RelatedShe are going to participate in again versus Sabalenka, the No. 2 seed that also defeated Zheng in 2013 in the fourths at Flushing Meadows on her means to the final, on Tuesday.Zheng mentioned she'll be ready-- provided that she receives eight or nine hours of sleep after eventually getting back to the resort." I definitely like to bet her, as well as I'm anticipating playing against her," Zheng claimed of Sabalenka. "I know she's one of the greatest gamers on hard courthouses, as well as I've been actually anticipating this moment." Vekic was coming off her finest result in a Grand Slam, reaching the semifinals at Wimbledon. However the No. 24 seed knew she missed out on an opportunity to go also deeper at Blush Meadows.She frequently took lengthy pauses in disappointment after overlooking a go, sometimes moving her hair or even relaxing her scalp in her hand.The Croatian player damaged Zheng to gain the second set as well as also the match, steering Zheng back with some scorching yields prior to utilizing a best reduce shot to give herself a prepared point.But after an ace to open up the third set, Vekic created two straight unforced mistakes, and also Zheng cracked her. Zheng then cracked again at love for a 5-2 lead before the sporadic group that had actually remained previous 2 a.m.The previous most recent finish for a ladies's paired was actually 2:13 a.m., when Maria Sakkari trumped Bianca Andreescu in a 2021 fourth-round fit.