Britain's Dan Evans beats Russia's Karen Khachanov in the US Open’s longest match at five hours and 35 minutes. Here are a few things that can be done in a shorter period of time, just to put things in perspective.
Dan Evans of Great Britain delivered one of the most remarkable performances of his career, defeating Karen Khachanov of Russia in the longest match in US Open history.
After five hours and 35 minutes of intense play on Court 6, Evans emerged victorious with a scoreline of 6-7 (6-8), 7-6 (7-2), 7-6 (7-4), 4-6, 6-4.
To put that in perspective, here's a few things that can be done in a shorter period.
For one thing, you can watch back-to-back PVL five-setters. Say, the Reinforced Conference quarterfinals between the PLDT High Speed Hitters and the Chery Tiggo Crossovers and the thriller between the Cignal HD Spikers and the Capital1 Solar Spikers.
And still, Evans and Khachanov's match would be longer by 41 minutes.
It's almost as long as a person's travel time from Manila to Siargao.
Just count the two-hour and 15-minute nonstop flight, plus the recommended three-hour preparation time at the airport--traffic included.
Evans and Khachanov's match would still be longer by 20 minutes.
Not even the three-hour runtime of the movie Oppenheimer can beat the match.
The previous record for the longest US Open match was set in 1992 by Stefan Edberg and Michael Chang at five hours and 26 minutes.
The actual tally for the longest tennis match lasted for 11 hours and five minutes. That was contested over three days between John Isner and Nicolas Mahut at Wimbledon back in 2010.
For any film to beat that, you'd have to call Lav Diaz.
The US Open victory is especially significant for Evans, who missed the Citi Open due to his Olympic appearance, causing a drop in his world ranking from No. 58 to No. 169. This win would surely give him a boost as he aims to return to the top 100.
Down 0-4 in the final set, Evans mustered the will and never looked back.
The 34-year-old's amazing win has created a buzz on social media, with fans and commentators all talking about his incredible performance.
Asked about his reaction, Evans was completely relatable: "I just want to go to bed."
Reflecting on the match, he added, "The crowd sort of sensed it; I don't know how many British people were here, but it seemed like the whole place wanted me to win—I don't think that's ever happened before. It really helped because he felt them, and then I actually played pretty good, great last point, and here we are."
Evans will next prepare to face world No. 36 Mariano Navone in the second round.