2021's Longest Matches
Marathon Marvels 2021: The longest matches of the year
Greet Minnen's marathon revenge over Nuria Párrizas Díaz in Luxembourg earned the Belgian a place in the Top 25 longest matches of 2021.
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Kristina Kucova d. [Q] Ekaterine Gorgodze 6-7(4), 7-6(7), 7-6(3), Gdynia QF (3h55m). Kucova saved four match points in the second set en route to victory in the 6th longest match of the Open Era, and went on to reach her first WTA final.
Photo by Andrzej Szkocki
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Sara Sorribes Tormo d. [WC] Camila Giorgi 7-6(4), 6-7(7), 7-5, Rome R1 (3h51m). Sorribes Tormo saved three set points in the first set and recovered from 0-4 in the third set to win the 7th longest match of the Open Era.
Photo by Getty Images
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[15] Elise Mertens d. Rebecca Peterson 3-6, 7-6(5), 7-6(5), US Open R1 (3h40m). Day 1 of the US Open saw a joint record set for longest ever women's singles match at the tournament, with two-time quarterfinalist Mertens saving six match points to do so.
Photo by Kathryn Riley/USTA
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[Q] Rebeka Masarova d. Ana Bogdan 6-7(9), 7-6(2), 7-6(9), US Open R1 (3h40m). Minutes after Mertens set the new record, Masarova equalled it, scoring a memorable Grand Slam debut after coming back from 0-3 in the second set and saving two match points.
Photo by Manuela Davies/USTA
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Irina-Camelia Begu d. [5] Johanna Konta 4-6, 7-6(10), 7-6(4), Gippsland Trophy R3 (3h33m). Begu saved two match points en route to her 13th Top 20 win, and first since 2018.
Photo by Getty Images
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[17] Maria Sakkari d. [6] Bianca Andreescu 6-7(2), 7-6(6), 6-3, US Open R4 (3h30m). Sakkari avenged a 7-6(7), 3-6, 7-6(4) loss to Andreescu in the 2021 Miami SF (2h42m, ended at 1:35am) in the US Open's latest ever women's singles finish (2:13am).
Photo by Garrett Ellwood/USTA
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Sara Sorribes Tormo d. Bernarda Pera 5-7, 6-3, 6-4, Abu Dhabi R2 (3h23m). The first of five matches over three hours in length that Sorribes Tormo has played in 2021.
Photo by Jimmie48/WTA
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[7] Shelby Rogers d. Christina McHale 7-5, 6-7(6), 7-5, Strasbourg R1 (3h23m). Rogers missed a match point in the second-set tiebreak and in the decider let a 4-1 lead slip - but saved a match point down 4-5 and sealed victory on her second.
Photo by Internationaux de Strasbourg/C'est qui Maurice?/Michel Grasso
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Tamara Zidansek d. [6] Bianca Andreescu 6-7(1), 7-6(2), 9-7, Roland Garros R1 (3h20m). Zidansek was two points from losing in both sets two and three, but held on to score her first Top 10 win - and thence go all the way to the semifinals.
Photo by Getty Images
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[4] Yulia Putintseva d. Rebecca Peterson 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(2), Strasbourg R1 (3h20m). Putintseva's clay epics are frequently among each season's longest matches, and she fought back for this win despite Peterson twice serving for victory.
Photo by Internationaux de Strasbourg/C'est qui Maurice?/Michel Grasso
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Ivana Jorovic d. [Q] Jaqueline Cristian 5-7, 7-6(6), 7-6(3), Budapest R1 (3h20m). Jorovic saved one match point en route to her first WTA win since Wimbledon 2019, in the fifth event of her comeback from elbow surgery in December 2019.
Photo by Trenka Attila/Hungarian Grand Prix
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Anastasia Potapova d. [6] Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 7-6(2), 6-7(8), 6-4, Istanbul R1 (3h20m). An all-Russian first-time meeting spread over two days saw Potapova recover after losing a 5-3 lead and one match point in the second set.
Photo by Gökhan Taner
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[25] Angelique Kerber d. Sara Sorribes Tormo 7-5, 5-7, 6-4, Wimbledon R2 (3h19m). The longest women's singles match at Wimbledon since Tamira Paszek's 3h43m defeat of Francesca Schiavone in the 2011 third round.
Photo by Jimmie48/WTA
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Barbora Krejcikova d. [17] Maria Sakkari 7-5, 4-6, 9-7, Roland Garros SF (3h18m). The longest Roland Garros semifinal in the Open Era saw Krejcikova reach her first Grand Slam singles final, saving one match point before taking her fifth.
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[13] Marie Bouzkova d. [2] Bianca Andreescu 6-7(9), 6-2, 7-5, Phillip Island Trophy SF (3h17m). Bouzkova saved two match points to reach her second WTA final with her fourth career Top 10 win.
Photo by Tennis Australia/Luke Hemer
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Caty McNally d. Sara Sorribes Tormo 6-2, 6-7(3), 6-3, Gippsland Trophy R1 (3h16m). McNally was competing as an alternate, having lost in Australian Open qualifying.
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[LL] Georgina García Pérez d. [18] Christina McHale 6-7(7), 6-4, 7-5, Nottingham R2 (3h16m). This victory marked the first time that World No.184 García Pérez, 29, had won consecutive matches in a WTA main draw.
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Greet Minnen d. Nuria Párrizas Díaz 7-6(4), 6-7(1), 7-6(2), Luxembourg R1 (3h12m). Minnen served at 6-5 in set two and led 5-2 in the third before avenging a 7-6(6), 4-6, 7-6(7) loss to the Spaniard in the Landisville ITF W100 one month prior.
Photo by IWTP
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[WC] Vera Zvonareva d. [3] Fiona Ferro 6-7(6), 7-5, 7-6(2), St. Petersburg R2 (3h10m). Zvonareva, 36, won the longest match in tournament history to reach her first WTA quarterfinal since St. Petersburg 2019.
Photo by Formula TX
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Ajla Tomljanovic d. [1] Elise Mertens 7-6(5), 6-7(5), 7-6(4), Birmingham R1 (3h9m). Tomljanovic saved a set point in the first set en route to her ninth career Top 20 win.
Photo by Getty Images for LTA
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Nao Hibino d. [5] Misaki Doi 7-5, 5-7, 6-6 ret., Charleston 250 R1 (3h9m). A rematch of the 2019 Hiroshima final, Hibino lost a 5-1 lead in the second set but saved five match points down 2-5 in the third before Doi retired due to muscle cramps.
Photo by MUSC Health Women's Open/Chris Smith
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Sara Sorribes Tormo d. Liudmila Samsonova 6-7(6), 6-1, 7-6(4), Phillip Island Trophy R1 (3h8m). Sorribes Tormo lost the first set from quadruple set point up in the tiebreak, but saved two match points serving down 4-5 in the decider.
Photo by Tennis Australia/Jonathan Di Maggio
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Varvara Lepchenko d. [LL] Marina Melnikova 4-6, 7-6(4), 6-3, Gdynia R1 (3h8m). Lepchenko trailed by a set and 3-5, and was two points from losing on three occasions.
Photo by Andrzej Szkocki
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[Q] Anastasia Gasanova d. [5] Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 1-6, 7-6(8), 7-6(4), St. Petersburg R2 (3h8m). World No.241 Gasanova went over three hours on two days running to reach her first WTA quarterfinal, saving three match points in her second round.
Photo by Jimmie48/WTA
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