British tennis player Dan Evans upset in 2022 US Open semifinalist Karen Khachanov in a grueling match that lasted well past the five-hour mark to advance to the second round on Tuesdaybreaks the record for the longest US Open match in history.
The 184th-ranked Evans lost track of time at one point during the five-hour, 35-minute match.
Dan Evans returns the ball during a practice session on August 22, 2024 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York. (Sarah Stier/Getty Images)
“IN fourth set, I had to check the set to see what set we were in,” Evans said. “I wasn’t quite sure what set we were in.”
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The following set, Evans overcame a 4–0 deficit to win the last six games. Match point was a 22-shot rally that ended after the No. 23-seeded Khachanov failed to return Evans’ hard shot for the corner.
Evans won the marathon match 6-7 (6), 7-6 (2), 7-6 (4), 4-6, 6-4.
Dan Evans in action against Karen Khachanov of Russia on August 27, 2024. (REUTERS/Andrew Kelly)
“My whole body hurt, really,” Evans said. “I don’t think I’ve played five hours, that long, in one day, ever—in two sessions, never mind one. I actually thought about it on the court. I’ve never practiced two hours, two hours. It’s normally a and half an hour.”
The new record tops the previous one set at the 1992 US Open. A semifinal match between Stefan Edberg and Michael Chang went five sets and lasted five hours and 26 minutes.
Dan Evans of Great Britain returns a ball during a practice session before the start of the 2024 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 22, 2024 in New York City. (Sarah Stier/Getty Images)
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Immediately after the game, Evans spoke to Sky Sports about his immediate reaction to winning the game.
“I just want to go to bed.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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