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American Michael Chang: Daniel Evans defeated Karen Khachanov in the first-round marathon match that lasted for 5 hours and 35 minutes, making it the longest match in the history of the US Open.

The match which ended in Evans' favour 6-7(8), 7-6(2), 7-6(4), 4-6, 6-4, has all five sets lasted more than an hour. The third set was the longest at 72 minutes. It surpassed the previous record for the longest match by nine minutes.

The previous record for the longest match in Flushing Meadows was a 1992 men’s singles semifinal between American Michael Chang and Stefan Edberg. The Swede defeated Chang in a 5-hour, 26-minute match, to clinch his spot in the men’s final, where he went on to win the title against Pete Sampras.