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5 longest games at the US Open

this US Open Queens is the last major tournament of the season, held in New York. It is the last tournament of the season since 1987 and is played on hard courts. It consists of five championships: men’s singles and women’s, men’s and women’s doubles and mixed doubles.

The US Open has a history of giving excellent matches with many elite champions over the years. The tournament saw many surprise champions like last year’s women’s singles champion Emma Raducanu.

Here we look at the 5 longest games in history played at the US Open over the years.

no. 5: Novak Djokovic vs Andy Murray- 7–6, 7–5, 2–6, 3–6, 6–2 inside 4 hours 54 minutes

Andy Murray
Andy Murray

At the height of his career, Andy Murray was a force to be reckoned with, showing in the 2012 US Open finals that the British professional had surpassed one of the greatest players of all time, Novak Djokovic. Murray became the first British man to win the title at Flushing Meadows after Fred Perry.

This is an important part of Andy Murray’s career history and a turning point for him as it was the British professional’s 100th win at the Grand Slam, where he was at the top of the world at the time.

The third set was the shortest of the game as Novak Djokovic quickly defeated Andy Murray to take the third set 6-2, Djokovic quickly recovered after winning the fourth set and won the final set. The match was a pure test of endurance and determination for the two of them, and Murray came out on top.

No.4 Albert Ramos-Vinolas vs. Denis Istomin- 4-6, 7-6, 7-5, 6-7, 7-5 inside 4 hours 55 minutes

Albert Ramos Viñolas vs. Alejandro
Albert Ramos Viñolas

In the first round of the US Open in 2017, Spaniard Albert Ramos-Vinolas faced Denis Istomin, the 4th longest match in US Open history, lasting 4 hours 55 minutes. That same year, Istomin suffered a major setback against Novak Djokovic at the Australian Open, but his luck ran out in New York.

The first set lasted 47 minutes, the two men put their hearts out to book a place in the second round of the tournament, the first set was the only one to go under an hour and all other sets took over an hour. In the end, Ramos-Vinolas defeated Istomin and took his place in the next round.

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Number 3 Gilles Simon vs Paolo Lorenzi 6-3, 2-6, 2-6, 7-6, 6-7 inside 4 hours 58 minutes

Paolo Lorenzi
Paolo Lorenzi

Two ATP veterans Paolo Lorenzi and Gilles Simon went head-to-head in the second round of the US Open’s 16th round, and the winner of the match would face British professional Andy Murray in the event’s third round. Simon won the first set against the Italian professional before Lorenzi returned, and won the next two sets comfortably.

Simon brought things to a level in the fourth set as he brought the game to the final set Lorenzi finished off with a great final for an exciting match between the two players,

no. 2 Carlos Alcaraz vs Jannik Sinner- 6-3, 6-7 (7-9), 6-7 (0-7), 7-5, 6-3 inside 5 hours 15 minutes

carlos alcaraz
carlos alcaraz

Truly a match for the ages, 19 year old Spaniard carlos alcaraz Face to face with Italian youth Jannik Sinner 2nd quarter final022 US Open. Both players were in great form coming into the tournament and both players were top contenders all the way to win the title.

Alcaraz and Sinner fought in the second longest match in US Open history, lasting more than 5 hours, Alcaraz won the first set but Sinner came back with the next two sets. however, Alcaraz proved very difficult to deal with as they made their way into the US Open semifinals and won the next two sets and the game spectacularly.

No.1 Stefan Edberg vs Michael Chang- 6-7, 7-5, 7-6, 5-7, 6-4 inside 5 hours 26 minutes

Stefan Edberg
Stefan Edberg

The Swedish tennis legend in the longest game in US Open history, Stefan Edberg In a game that lasted over 5 hours and 26 minutes and lasted over 5 sets, Edberg faced off against former American professional Micahel Chang in a truly exciting match.

In the semifinals of the US Open in 1992, Edberg and Chang faced off and had a chance to make it to the finals of the tournament, the Swede lost the professional opening set but came back after winning the next two sets but Chang did. He rose to fame by taking the fourth set to the final set, in which Edberg was victorious.

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