.THE BIG APPLE-- Qinwen Zheng trumped Donna Vekic in a rematch of their Olympic ultimate, developing to the United States Open quarterfinals with a 7-6 (2 ), 4-6, 6-2 triumph early Monday morning in the most up to date finish of a women's match in tournament history.It was actually 2:15 a.m. when the No. 7-seeded Zheng rounded off the match that lasted 2 hours, 50 minutes, a far harder and longer exam than she obtained from Vekic last month in Paris.Zheng gained China's 1st singles gold in ping pong along with a 6-2, 6-3 victory that day. She had not been very as leading on the United States Open's challenging courtrooms, where Vekic experiences much more pleasant than the clay at Roland Garros.But Zheng is still plenty difficult to defeat on challenging courts, having hit her first Conquest ultimate this year at the Australian Open, where she shed to Aryna Sabalenka." I think really happy with on my own considering that it's not easy modifying surface areas from clay-based to hard, especially due to the fact that I got back to China, so I don't possess the exact same strategy like all the other gamers," Zheng mentioned. "Thus, basically, I am actually simply trying to store myself, discover a technique to acquire the suit, regardless of whether I am actually not thinking at my greatest." Publisher's Picks2 RelatedShe are going to play again versus Sabalenka, the No. 2 seed who likewise beat Zheng in 2013 in the fourths at Blush Meadows on her means to the final, on Tuesday.Zheng stated she'll prepare-- as long as she gets eight or 9 hrs of sleep after lastly getting back to the lodging." I truly such as to play against her, and also I'm expecting betting her," Zheng claimed of Sabalenka. "I recognize she's one of the best gamers on hard courtrooms, as well as I've been expecting this minute." Vekic was actually coming off her absolute best result in a Grand Slam, achieving the semifinals at Wimbledon. However the No. 24 seed recognized she skipped a possibility to go also much deeper at Flushing Meadows.She regularly took long stops briefly in disappointment after overlooking a shot, sometimes tugging at her hair or even relaxing her head in her hand.The Croatian gamer cracked Zheng to succeed the 2nd collection as well as even the match, steering Zheng back along with some scorching yields before making use of a best drop shot to offer herself a prepared point.But after an ace to open up the 3rd set, Vekic made pair of upright spontaneous mistakes, and Zheng cracked her. Zheng after that cracked once more at love for a 5-2 top in front of the sparse crowd that had actually lingered previous 2 a.m.The previous newest finish for a girls's fit was actually 2:13 a.m., when Maria Sakkari beat Bianca Andreescu in a 2021 fourth-round match.