.THE BIG APPLE-- Qinwen Zheng defeated Donna Vekic in a rematch of their Olympic last, advancing to the US Open quarterfinals along with a 7-6 (2 ), 4-6, 6-2 triumph early Monday morning in the most up to date end of a girls's match in tournament history.It was 2:15 a.m. when the No. 7-seeded Zheng accomplished the suit that lasted 2 hrs, 50 mins, a far more durable as well as longer exam than she obtained from Vekic last month in Paris.Zheng gained China's 1st singles gold in tennis along with a 6-2, 6-3 success that time. She had not been very as leading on the US Open's challenging courthouses, where Vekic experiences much more comfortable than the clay at Roland Garros.But Zheng is still plenty difficult to defeat on challenging courts, having actually hit her initial Conquest last this year at the Australian Open, where she shed to Aryna Sabalenka." I experience actually pleased with myself given that it is actually hard transforming surface areas from clay to hard, especially given that I went back to China, so I don't have the exact same technique like all the various other players," Zheng pointed out. "Thus, generally, I'm just making an effort to store on my own, locate a method to obtain the fit, even though I'm certainly not believing at my finest." Publisher's Picks2 RelatedShe are going to participate in once again against Sabalenka, the No. 2 seed who likewise trumped Zheng in 2013 in the fourths at Flushing Meadows on her means to the final, on Tuesday.Zheng mentioned she'll prepare-- just as long as she gets eight or even 9 hrs of sleeping after ultimately responding to the hotels and resort." I actually just like to bet her, as well as I'm eagerly anticipating playing against her," Zheng said of Sabalenka. "I recognize she is among the best gamers on tough courtrooms, and I've been actually hoping for this moment." Vekic was going over her ideal result in a Grand Slam, reaching the semifinals at Wimbledon. But the No. 24 seed understood she missed an odds to go even much deeper at Blush Meadows.She regularly took long stops briefly in frustration after missing out on a shot, occasionally moving her hair or even resting her scalp in her hand.The Croatian player cracked Zheng to win the second collection and also even the match, steering Zheng back with some blistering returns just before utilizing a perfect reduce fired to offer herself a prepared point.But after an ace to open up the third collection, Vekic produced 2 straight spontaneous inaccuracies, as well as Zheng damaged her. Zheng after that broke again at love for a 5-2 lead facing the sporadic group that had actually lingered previous 2 a.m.The previous most current coating for a females's suit was 2:13 a.m., when Maria Sakkari trumped Bianca Andreescu in a 2021 fourth-round suit.