Karlovic, Zeballos play longest ever Aus Open match
Croatia's Ivo Karlovic and Argentina's Horacio Zeballos' first round match on Tuesday became the longest-ever Australian Open match in terms of the number of games played. The match, which ended with Karlovic winning 6-7, 3-6, 7-5, 6-2, 22-20 in 5 hours and 15 minutes, featured 84 games. The fifth set featured 42 games, taking 2 hours, 37 minutes to finish.
The fans on Court 19 got their money's worth on Tuesday night, watching 37-year-old Ivo Karlovic set an Australian Open record for the longest match - in terms of games, in the tiebreak era - as he beat Horacio Zeballos of Argentina 6-7 (6), 3-6, 7-5, 6-2, 22-20 in 5 hours and 15 minutes.