Clawing his way back from 0-4 in the deciding fifth set, Britain's Dan Evans trumped Russia's Karen Khachanov early Wednesday morning (August 28, 2024) in what became the longest match in US Open history since tie-breakers were introduced in 1970. (More Tennis News)
Dan Evans Rallies Past Karen Khachanov To Win Longest Match In US Open History
Ranked 184th as against 23rd seed Karen Khachanov, Dan Evans scripted a remarkable turnaround to win 6-7 (6-8), 7-6 (7-2), 7-6 (7-4), 4-6, 6-4. The first-round US Open 2024 match lasted five hours and 35 minutes
Ranked a lowly 184th as against 23rd seed Khachanov, Evans scripted a remarkable turnaround to win 6-7 (6-8), 7-6 (7-2), 7-6 (7-4), 4-6, 6-4. The first-round match lasted five hours and 35 minutes. The previous US Open record for the lengthiest match was 5 hours and 26 minutes, when Stefan Edberg defeated Michael Chang in a five-setter in the 1992 semi-finals.
The 34-year-old Evans ran away with the last six games in the final set to overcome the 0-4 deficit. In the last game, Khachanov saved two match points, before eventually succumbing to the third one which fittingly was a marathon 22-shot rally. Evans was on the defensive for much of the point, before hitting a hard shot to the corner that Khachanov couldn바카라t retrieve with his backhand.
All Evans could do to celebrate in the moment was smile, before collapsing into his chair out of exhaustion. The two players earned standing ovations from a thrilled crowd on a packed outside court at Flushing Meadows.
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"I just tried to keep fighting 바카라 at 0-4 I thought I was out," Evans told Sky Sports. "I바카라ve got a bad headache now. It was a hell of a match. I just want to go to bed."
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