.THE BIG APPLE-- Qinwen Zheng beat Donna Vekic in a rematch of their Olympic final, improving to the United States Open quarterfinals along with a 7-6 (2 ), 4-6, 6-2 success early Monday early morning in the most up to date finish of a females's match in event history.It was actually 2:15 a.m. when the No. 7-seeded Zheng accomplished the suit that lasted 2 hours, 50 mins, a significantly tougher and longer test than she received from Vekic last month in Paris.Zheng gained China's very first songs gold in tennis along with a 6-2, 6-3 success that time. She had not been pretty as prevalent on the US Open's tough courtrooms, where Vekic feels so much more pleasant than the clay-based at Roland Garros.But Zheng is still plenty challenging to defeat on hard courtrooms, having hit her very first Grand Slam ultimate this year at the Australian Open, where she lost to Aryna Sabalenka." I think truly happy with on my own considering that it's not easy changing surface areas from clay to hard, particularly given that I got back to China, so I do not possess the same method like all the various other gamers," Zheng stated. "So, basically, I am actually just making an effort to store myself, locate a means to obtain the match, even though I'm not thinking at my best." Editor's Picks2 RelatedShe are going to play once again versus Sabalenka, the No. 2 seed who also trumped Zheng last year in the quarters at Blush Meadows on her method to the final, on Tuesday.Zheng said she'll prepare-- as long as she receives 8 or even 9 hrs of rest after ultimately responding to the accommodation." I definitely as if to bet her, and also I am actually eagerly anticipating betting her," Zheng said of Sabalenka. "I understand she is among the greatest gamers on challenging courtrooms, and also I've been actually wishing for this moment." Vekic was actually coming off her ideal result in a Conquest, meeting the semifinals at Wimbledon. But the No. 24 seed understood she overlooked a chance to go even much deeper at Blush Meadows.She regularly took lengthy stops briefly in frustration after missing out on a try, occasionally moving her hair or resting her scalp in her hand.The Croatian player cracked Zheng to win the 2nd collection and also even the suit, steering Zheng back with some blistering yields before using an excellent reduce shot to offer herself an established point.But after an ace to open up the 3rd collection, Vekic created 2 upright spontaneous mistakes, and also Zheng cracked her. Zheng then broke again at love for a 5-2 top before the sporadic crowd that had remained previous 2 a.m.The previous most recent surface for a females's match was actually 2:13 a.m., when Maria Sakkari defeated Bianca Andreescu in a 2021 fourth-round paired.