Andy Murray defeated Thanasi Kokkinakis in a five-set comeback victory, earning a spot in the Australian Open third round.
Starting at 10.22pm and ending at 4.05am, the match threatened the 2008 record for the latest grand slam finish.
But instead the South Australian was left heartbroken with the Scot taking out a 4-6 6-7 7-6 6-3 7-5 defeat which lasted five hours 45 minutes - the second longest in Australian Open history. "It's unbelievable that I managed to turn that around," said the 35-year-old, with the match the longest of his stellar career.
The 26-year-old was leading 2-0 in the third when he received a time violation on his serve after restarting his action when a fan called out. Kokkinakis managed to regroup, with his firepower giving him the chance to serve for the match at 5-4. However, another wobble allowed the wily Scot back in and the home hope surrendered the tiebreak with a wild volley.
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