.NEW YORK-- Qinwen Zheng beat Donna Vekic in a rematch of their Olympic final, developing to the US Open up quarterfinals along with a 7-6 (2 ), 4-6, 6-2 victory early Monday morning in the latest end of a girls's match in competition history.It was actually 2:15 a.m. when the No. 7-seeded Zheng rounded off the suit that lasted 2 hours, 50 moments, a significantly more durable and longer test than she got from Vekic last month in Paris.Zheng gained China's 1st single people gold in ping pong with a 6-2, 6-3 triumph that time. She had not been very as leading on the US Open's tough courtrooms, where Vekic believes much more relaxed than the clay at Roland Garros.But Zheng is still plenty challenging to beat on tough courthouses, having reached her 1st Grand Slam ultimate this year at the Australian Open, where she shed to Aryna Sabalenka." I feel really happy with on my own because it is actually difficult transforming surfaces from clay to hard, particularly given that I went back to China, so I do not possess the same strategy like all the other players," Zheng stated. "Therefore, basically, I am actually only making an effort to hold on my own, discover a method to acquire the complement, regardless of whether I am actually not thinking at my absolute best." Publisher's Picks2 RelatedShe will participate in again against Sabalenka, the No. 2 seed who additionally defeated Zheng last year in the one-fourths at Flushing Meadows on her technique to the ultimate, on Tuesday.Zheng mentioned she'll prepare-- just as long as she obtains 8 or 9 hours of sleeping after eventually getting back to the resort." I definitely such as to bet her, as well as I'm expecting playing against her," Zheng pointed out of Sabalenka. "I recognize she's one of the greatest players on tough courthouses, and also I've been wishing for this instant." Vekic was actually going over her ideal result in a Conquest, achieving the semifinals at Wimbledon. But the No. 24 seed recognized she skipped a possibility to go even much deeper at Flushing Meadows.She often took lengthy pauses in irritation after overlooking a try, sometimes moving her hair or relaxing her scalp in her hand.The Croatian player cracked Zheng to gain the 2nd collection as well as even the suit, steering Zheng back along with some scorching gains before making use of a best decline shot to provide herself an established point.But after an ace to open the third set, Vekic made 2 upright spontaneous inaccuracies, and also Zheng broke her. Zheng at that point cracked again at passion for a 5-2 top before the sporadic group that had stuck around past 2 a.m.The previous most recent finish for a females's paired was 2:13 a.m., when Maria Sakkari beat Bianca Andreescu in a 2021 fourth-round fit.