.NEW YORK-- Qinwen Zheng defeated Donna Vekic in a rematch of their Olympic final, developing to the United States Open up quarterfinals along with a 7-6 (2 ), 4-6, 6-2 triumph early Monday morning in the current end of a women's match in competition history.It was 2:15 a.m. when the No. 7-seeded Zheng rounded off the suit that lasted 2 hours, 50 mins, a significantly more durable as well as longer examination than she received from Vekic last month in Paris.Zheng gained China's very first singles gold in ping pong with a 6-2, 6-3 victory that time. She had not been very as prevalent on the US Open's challenging courtrooms, where Vekic experiences much more pleasant than the clay at Roland Garros.But Zheng is actually still plenty difficult to defeat on difficult courtrooms, having actually reached her initial Conquest last this year at the Australian Open, where she shed to Aryna Sabalenka." I think really pleased with myself given that it's hard changing surface areas from clay to hard, especially because I returned to China, so I don't have the very same technique like all the various other players," Zheng stated. "Therefore, essentially, I'm only making an effort to keep on my own, find a means to acquire the match, even though I am actually certainly not thinking at my absolute best." Publisher's Picks2 RelatedShe are going to play once again versus Sabalenka, the No. 2 seed that additionally defeated Zheng in 2013 in the one-fourths at Blush Meadows on her technique to the final, on Tuesday.Zheng said she'll prepare-- as long as she receives eight or even 9 hours of sleep after ultimately getting back to the accommodation." I truly as if to play against her, as well as I am actually looking forward to playing against her," Zheng pointed out of Sabalenka. "I recognize she is just one of the greatest gamers on tough courts, and I've been actually anticipating this second." Vekic was actually going over her greatest result in a Conquest, meeting the semifinals at Wimbledon. But the No. 24 seed understood she skipped a possibility to go also deeper at Blush Meadows.She regularly took long stops in frustration after missing out on a chance, from time to time moving her hair or even relaxing her head in her hand.The Croatian gamer broke Zheng to succeed the 2nd set as well as even the suit, driving Zheng back along with some blistering profits prior to using an ideal decline shot to give herself a prepared point.But after an ace to open the third set, Vekic made pair of straight unforced inaccuracies, and also Zheng broke her. Zheng after that cracked once again at affection for a 5-2 lead in front of the thin group that had actually stayed previous 2 a.m.The previous latest surface for a girls's paired was 2:13 a.m., when Maria Sakkari defeated Bianca Andreescu in a 2021 fourth-round match.