Hit until almost 5 a.m.! Zverev Jr. made history, winning 3 hours and 20 minutes of fierce battles
The Acapulco Men's Tennis Tournament held in Mexico spelled out the latest single-game record in the history of professional tennis! Germany's second-seeded defending champion Alexander Zverev refused to be upset, fiercely fought for 3 hours and 20 minutes, and finally withdrew from the American opponent Jenson Brooksby 3:6, 7:6 (12:10), 6:2, and after playing until 4:55 a.m., Zverev Jr. escaped 2 final points before winning 2-1 to advance to the round of 16, almost from midnight to nearly dawn.
This ATP 500-level outdoor hard-court event, affected by the local hot and humid climate, dragged out until 6 p.m., but the first few races were tug-of-war, took a lot of time, and when it was Zverev Jr. and Brooksby's finale, it was actually 1:35 a.m.
As a result, the two were inseparable, and the second set alone was entangled for 1 hour and 51 minutes, no wonder after staying up late to win, the 24-year-old Zverev said exhaustedly: "I am very happy to win, although I failed to play at the best level, but at least I did not give up." The Men's Singles gold medalist at last year's Tokyo Olympics admitted that it's hard to imagine how it feels like to lose so late, "It's so hard, I'm glad I'm part of the all-time record, it's an incredible battle, and hopefully games like this can come up a few more times this week." ”
The latest game in professional tennis was at 4:34 a.m., when host "Hare" Hewitt withdrew from Cyprus at the 2008 Australian Open.
The latest match played earlier was the 2008 Australian Open, Lleyton Hewitt's battle with Marcos Baghdatis, which was played at 4:34 a.m.; but Zverev Jr. played even later until 4:55 a.m.; and Zverev Jr. played three hours and 20 minutes, just the longest mexican Open match Grigor Dimitrov) and Stefan Kozlov were 3 hours and 21 minutes shorter than 1 minute.
