Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner played a marathon quarter-final on Day 10 of the 2022 US Open.
The five-setter – which went into the early hours of Thursday morning (local time) and lasted five hours and 15 minutes – saw Alcaraz emerge victorious 6-3 6-7(7) 6-7(0) 7-5 6-3.
The Sporting News takes a look at how their encounter stacks up amongst the longest-ever singles matches to take place at Flushing Meadows.
What is the longest men’s singles match in US Open history?
Despite becoming only the second match to surpass the five-hour mark at the US Open, Alcaraz and Sinner’s battle fell 11 minutes short of the longest-ever match at the tournament.
The record is held by Stefan Edberg and Michael Chang, whose 1992 match lasted an unprecedented five hours and 26 minutes.
Edberg prevailed 6-7(3) 7-5 7-6(3) 5-7 6-4, with the match’s length still yet to be trumped, even 20 years on.
What is the longest women’s singles match in US Open history?
Shelby Rogers and Daria Saville (née Gavrilova) hold the record for the longest women’s singles match at the US Open.
The pair played a gruelling three-setter in 2017 which lasted three hours and 33 minutes and saw Rogers claim a 7-6(6) 4-6 7-6(5) upset.
Johanna Konta and Garbine Muguruza previously held the record when they battled out in a 3 hour and 23 minute match in 2015.
What is the latest finish for a match at the US Open?
Although the Alcaraz vs. Sinner epic didn’t top the list for longest match, it did make history as the latest-ever finish at the US Open.
The thrilling encounter wrapped up at 2:50am local time, comfortably surpassing the previous record of 2:26am.
That record, remarkably, was held by three separate matches: Nishikori vs. Raonic (2014), Kohlschreiber vs. Isner (2012) and Wilander vs. Pernfors (1993).
