New York, Aug 28: They played intense tennis and struggled for every single point with fierce competition. The match lasted for 5 hours and 35 minutes and was the longest match in the history of US Open.
On Tuesday at the US Open Grand Slam, as Daniel Evans defeated Karen Khachanov, they both walked into the record books for playing a rare battle in history of US Open.
The previous record was held by Stefan Edberg and Michael Chang, whose 1992 semi-final lasted five hours and 26 minutes. Edberg won the match 6-7(3), 7-5, 7-6(3), 5-7, 6-4.
In the longest match in US Open history on Tuesday, here the Briton rallied from 0-4 in the deciding set to eliminate the 23rd seed 6-7(6), 7-6(2), 7-6(4), 4-6, 6-4 in five hours and 35 minutes.
Well before the match continued beyond Edberg-Chang match, for a moment, it seemed the clash would not make history. Khachanov surged to a 4-0 lead in the fifth set and earned four break points on Evans' serve, but was unable to convert.
The intensity and close fight between the two players can be judged from the very fact that all five sets lasted more than an hour. The third set was the longest at 1 hour 12 minutes.
Other long battles in the US Open history:
In 1992 semi final, Stefan Edberg beat Michael Chang 6-7(3), 7-5, 7-6(3), 5-7, 6-4 in 5 hours 26 minutes.
In 2022 quarter final, Carlos Alcaraz defeated Jannik Sinner 6-3, 6-7(7), 6-7(0), 7-5, 6-3 in 5 hours and 15 minutes.
In 2004 Round 2, Sargis Sargsian beat Nicolas Massu 6-7(6), 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(6), 6-4 in 5 hours and 9 minutes.
