.NEW YORK CITY-- Qinwen Zheng trumped Donna Vekic in a rematch of their Olympic ultimate, improving 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 females's match in competition history.It was actually 2:15 a.m. when the No. 7-seeded Zheng finished off the suit that lasted 2 hours, 50 mins, a significantly more durable and longer exam than she got from Vekic last month in Paris.Zheng gained China's very first singles gold in ping pong along with a 6-2, 6-3 victory that time. She wasn't very as prevalent on the US Open's tough courts, where Vekic feels much more comfortable than the clay-based at Roland Garros.But Zheng is still plenty tough to trump on tough courthouses, having hit her initial Grand Slam ultimate this year at the Australian Open, where she lost to Aryna Sabalenka." I feel truly happy with on my own since it is actually not easy changing surface areas from clay to hard, particularly due to the fact that I went back to China, so I do not possess the very same practice like all the various other gamers," Zheng said. "So, generally, I'm merely trying to keep myself, locate a technique to receive the suit, regardless of whether I'm certainly not feeling at my best." Editor's Picks2 RelatedShe will play once more versus Sabalenka, the No. 2 seed who also beat Zheng in 2015 in the one-fourths at Flushing Meadows on her way to the final, on Tuesday.Zheng mentioned she'll be ready-- provided that she receives 8 or even nine hrs of sleeping after eventually responding to the resort." I definitely such as to play against her, and I'm looking forward to playing against her," Zheng stated of Sabalenka. "I know she is among the best players on tough courts, as well as I've been anticipating this instant." Vekic was coming off her ideal lead to a Grand Slam, reaching the semifinals at Wimbledon. Yet the No. 24 seed knew she missed out on a possibility to go even much deeper at Flushing Meadows.She regularly took long pauses in irritation after skipping a go, occasionally moving her hair or even relaxing her scalp in her hand.The Croatian player damaged Zheng to gain the second set and even the match, steering Zheng back along with some scorching returns before utilizing an excellent decline shot to provide herself a prepared point.But after an ace to open up the 3rd set, Vekic made two straight spontaneous mistakes, and Zheng broke her. Zheng after that cracked again at love for a 5-2 lead in front of the sporadic crowd that had lingered previous 2 a.m.The previous most up-to-date surface for a girls's match was actually 2:13 a.m., when Maria Sakkari trumped Bianca Andreescu in a 2021 fourth-round fit.