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Recently, a match has become a rare match in the history of the US Open. Britain’s Daniel Evans and Russian tennis player Karen Khachanov’s five-set battle was exciting until the end. In the end, Daniel Evans (Dan Evans) won and reached the second round in this match which lasted for about 5 hours and 35 minutes.
Even though he is currently ranked 184, Evans has been Britain’s number one for years. In 1992, Sweden’s Stefan Edberg defeated American Michael Chang in the US Open semis. The match lasted for 5 hours and 26 minutes. Now this record is broken by Evans-Karen match. It is remarkable that the record that has been standing for almost 32 years has been surpassed. The longest match in tennis history was the 2010 Wimbledon match between John Isner and Nicolas Mahut. The fight between the two lasted for about 11 hours and 5 minutes. Isner won this.
Evans trailed 0-4 in the final set and…
Evans defeated Karen 6-7 (6), 7-6 (2), 7-6 (4), 4-6, 6-4 in the first round of the US Open. It is noteworthy that the first three sets went to a tie break. In the final set, Evans trailed 0-4 and won. He broke six points in a row and took the set and the match. Evans served 14 aces in this match.