Post by Jep Gambardella on Aug 28, 2024 14:13:32 GMT
Record for longest match at the US Open broken in the first round
Dan Evans leaped above four of the biggest names in tennis history as he created US Open history in a dramatic first round match.
Evans came back from a seemingly hopeless position against Russian Karen Khachanov as he was 4-0 and 40-15 down in the fifth set and somehow managed to find a way to win.
The 34-year-old, whose season has been disrupted by injury, poor form and prioritising the Olympics, launched the ultimate comeback, winning six games in a row to claim an amazing 6-7 (6) 7-6 (2) 7-6 (4) 4-6 6-4 victory.
It took a mammoth five hours 35 minutes, which broke a 32-year-old record at Flushing Meadows set when Stefan Edberg beat Michael Chang in five hours and 26 minutes in 1992.
Wow! That's an incredible come-from-behind victory!
Dan Evans leaped above four of the biggest names in tennis history as he created US Open history in a dramatic first round match.
Evans came back from a seemingly hopeless position against Russian Karen Khachanov as he was 4-0 and 40-15 down in the fifth set and somehow managed to find a way to win.
The 34-year-old, whose season has been disrupted by injury, poor form and prioritising the Olympics, launched the ultimate comeback, winning six games in a row to claim an amazing 6-7 (6) 7-6 (2) 7-6 (4) 4-6 6-4 victory.
It took a mammoth five hours 35 minutes, which broke a 32-year-old record at Flushing Meadows set when Stefan Edberg beat Michael Chang in five hours and 26 minutes in 1992.
Wow! That's an incredible come-from-behind victory!
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