US Open History: Evans and Khachanov Play Longest Match at 5:35

By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Tuesday August 27, 2024It’s all in a day’s work.Dan Evans won the longest match in US Open history, defeating Karen Khachanov 6-7(6), 7-6(2), 7-6(4), 4-6, 6-4 in five hours and 35 minutes, the elapsed time eclipsing the previous record by nine minutes.

DAN EVANS WINS THE LONGEST MATCH IN US OPEN HISTORY! pic.twitter.com/n8pS6HjrRN

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Evans rallied from 4-0 down in the final set on Court 6, closing out his victory with a run of six straight games."It was sort of who could last the longest in the end," Evans told reporters.Evans said it was his grit and willingness to keep battling that got him through."I think when you're a kid, you're just told to fight until the end," he said. "I mean, that's sort of rule one. I've done that pretty consistently for my career. It sort of paid off a bit today."Here are all the three longest matches in US Open history:Evans d. Khachanov, round 1 2024, 6-7(6), 7-6(2), 7-6(4), 4-6, 6-4, 5:35
Edberg d. Chang, semifinal 1992, 67 75 76 57 64, 5:26
Alcaraz d. Sinner, quarterfinal, 2022, 63 67(7) 67(0) 75 63, 5:15

Final stats of Evans v Khachanov, the new longest US Open match at 5:35 pic.twitter.com/un7T61JKTD

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