2022's Longest Matches
Marathon Marvels 2022: All this year's three-hour matches
Look back at all 55 matches to clock in at three hours or more during the 2022 WTA main-draw season, led by Sara Sorribes Tormo's 3-hour, 54-minute defeat of Camila Osorio in Cleveland.
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Sara Sorribes Tormo d. Camila Osorio 7-6(5), 4-6, 6-3, Cleveland R1 (3:54). Sorribes Tormo saved one set point in the first set en route to winning the longest match of 2022 so far, and seventh-longest of the Open Era.
Photo by Ben Peskar
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Lesia Tsurenko d. Kamilla Rakhimova 6-7(1), 6-4, 7-5, Budapest R2 (3:53). Tsurenko saved one match point at 4-5 in the decider to win the eighth-longest match of the Open Era.
Photo by Mathias Schulz/WTA
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[SR] Daria Saville d. [1] Emma Raducanu 5-7, 7-6(4), 4-3 ret., Guadalajara R1 (3:36). Former World No.20 Saville, on the comeback trail and contesting her 10th tournament since 2019, trailed 7-5, 5-3 before Raducanu retired due to a hip injury.
Photo by Abierto Zapopan
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Sara Sorribes Tormo d. [Q] Claire Liu 7-6(4), 2-6, 7-6(5), Toronto R1 (3:33). Sorribes Tormo came from 4-1 down in the decider to win her sixth three-hour-plus match of 2022, sealing match point with a serve-and-volley.
Photo by Julian Avram/Getty Images
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Wang Xiyu d. [WC] Elena-Gabriela Ruse 6-1, 6-7(8), 7-6(6), Cluj-Napoca R2 (3:26). Wang came within two points of the win in the second-set tiebreak and held her first match point serving at 5-3 in the third set.
Photo by Petean Calin Florin/WTA
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Heather Watson d. Arantxa Rus 6-7(5), 7-5, 6-4, Miami R1 (3:26). Watson led 5-3 in the first set and came from 4-1 down in the second set to win her first Miami match since 2016.
Photo by Aaron Gilbert/Getty Images
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[7] Barbora Krejcikova d. [2] Belinda Bencic 6-7(5), 7-6(2), 6-2, Tallinn SF (3:22). Krejcikova was two points from losing in the second set, but rebounded to reach her seventh career final and second of 2022.
Photo by Mathias Schulz/WTA
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[3] Elena Rybakina d. [SR] Laura Siegemund 6-7(4), 6-4, 7-6(8), Portoroz R1 (3:22). Rybakina missed two set points in the first set, but came from 5-2 down in the third and saved one match point before converting her fifth.
Photo by Matic Klansek Velej/Sportida
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Beatriz Haddad Maia d. Marie Bouzkova 4-6, 6-4, 7-6(7), Monterrey QF (3:22). Haddad Maia saved three match points to reach her first WTA semifinal since Bogota 2019.
Photo by Abierto GNP Seguros
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[4] Sara Sorribes Tormo d. Ana Bogdan 2-6, 6-4, 6-2, Palermo R1 (3:19). Sorribes Tormo trailed by a set and 3-0, but came back to notch her fourth win in five meetings over Bogdan.
Photo by 33rd Palermo Ladies Open
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[23] Jil Teichmann d. [15] Victoria Azarenka 4-6, 7-5, 7-6[5], Roland Garros R3 (3:18). Teichmann trailed by a break in both sets two and three but recovered to reach her first Grand Slam second week.
Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images
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[2] Angelique Kerber d. Kaja Juvan 7-6(5), 6-7(0), 7-6(5), Strasbourg F (3:16). Kerber had only won two matches in 2022 prior to Strasbourg, but sealed her 14th title and fourth on clay in the joint-longest final of the year so far.
Photo by Olivier Renaud/Internationaux de Strasbourg
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Barbora Krejcikova d. [1] Iga Swiatek 5-7, 7-6(4), 6-3, Ostrava F (3:16). Krejcikova snapped Swiatek's 10-match winning streak in finals to claim her second straight title in the joint-longest final of 2022 so far.
Photo by Jimmie48/WTA
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[24] Elise Mertens d. Panna Udvardy 3-6, 7-6(5), 7-5, Wimbledon R2 (3:15). Mertens reached her 18th consecutive Grand Slam third round after saving two match points in the second set, then returning to win the decider the following day.
Photo by Benoit Doppagne/Getty Images
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[4] Veronika Kudermetova d. [5] Beatriz Haddad Maia 6-7(4), 7-6(6), 6-1, Tokyo QF (3:14). Kudermetova was two points from losing in the second-set tiebreak, but converted her fourth set point and went on to reach her sixth semifinal of 2022.
Photo by Jimmie48/WTA
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[6] Irina-Camelia Begu d. [4] Sara Sorribes Tormo 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, Palermo SF (3:12). Begu posted her second three-set clay-court win in as many meetings with Sorribes Tormo, and the late-night victory put the Romanian into her ninth career final.
Photo by 33rd Palermo Ladies Open
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Lauren Davis d. Lucia Bronzetti 4-6, 7-6(3), 5-4 ret., US Open R1 (3:12). Davis had led 4-2 in the third set before being pegged back to 4-4, but had broken again and was serving for the match at 30-30 before cramping forced Bronzetti to retire.
Photo by Garrett Ellwood/USTA
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Harmony Tan d. [WC] Serena Williams 7-5, 1-6, 7-6[7], Wimbledon R1 (3:11). Tan won a late-evening thriller on Centre Court over the seven-time champion, recovering after missing a match point at 6-5 in set three and going 4-0 down in the match tiebreak.
Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images
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[10] Coco Gauff d. [6] Aryna Sabalenka 7-5, 4-6, 7-6(4), Toronto R3 (3:11). Gauff led 3-0 in set two, but had to come back from 3-0 down in set three before winning the first match of her career to go over three hours.
Photo by Jimmie48/WTA
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[19] Alison Riske-Amritraj d. Camila Osorio 6-4, 6-7(5), 7-6[5], US Open R2 (3:10). Riske-Amritraj came back from 4-1 down in the decider and, after missing four match points leading 6-5, closed out on her fifth.
Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images
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Marta Kostyuk d. Maryna Zanevska 6-7(5), 7-6(6), 7-5, Indian Wells R1 (3:09). Kostyuk saved two match points en route to winning an emotional match between two Ukrainian-born players.
Photo by Jimmie48/WTA
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[Q] Eva Lys d. Viktorija Golubic 5-7, 7-5, 7-5, Stuttgart R1 (3:09). Originally a qualifying wildcard, Lys scored her first Top 50 win on her WTA main draw debut despite Golubic going up break three times in set two and serving for the match in set three.
Photo by Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
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Danka Kovinic d. [Q] Jang Su-Jeong 6-3, 2-6, 6-4, Australian Open R1 (3:09). Kovinic went on to become the first Montenegrin in history to reach the third round of a major.
Photo by Martin Keep/Getty Images
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Magda Linette d. [17] Alison Riske-Amritraj 6-7(3), 6-3, 7-6(4), Eastbourne R2 (3:09). Linette's second straight win over Riske since Feb. 2022, having lost all five of her meetings with the American prior to that.
Photo by Sebastian Frej/Getty Images
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Daria Saville d. [Q] Mirjam Bjorklund 3-6, 7-5, 7-6(4), Washington R1 (3:09). Saville came from an early break down in the decider to score her second three-hour victory of 2022.
Photo by Paul Staples/Citi Open
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[8] Belinda Bencic d. [2] Maria Sakkari 6-7(6), 6-4, 6-4, Berlin SF (3:07). Bencic lost the first set from set point up, but recovered to reach her 15th career final and second of 2022.
Photo by Jimmie48/WTA
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[WC] Caty McNally d. Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6-3, 3-6, 7-6(2), Cincinnati R1 (3:07). McNally scored her first win at her hometown tournament after trailing 5-3 in the decider and coming two points from defeat on eight occasions.
Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images
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Jasmine Paolini d. [8] Nuria Parrizas Diaz 6-7(5), 7-5, 6-2, Palermo QF (3:06). Paolini fought off two match points in the second set before collecting the victory in her home country.
Photo by 33rd Palermo Ladies Open
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[Q] Yulia Putintseva d. [Q] Kaja Juvan 7-5, 4-6, 7-5, Rome R1 (3:06). Putintseva needed six set points to win the first set and saved double match point serving at 4-5 in the third set.
Photo by Jimmie48/WTA
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[4] Sara Sorribes Tormo d. Beatriz Haddad Maia 6-4, 5-7, 6-3, Melbourne 2 R1 (3:06). The first of eight matches over three hours long that Sorribes Tormo has played in 2022 so far.
Photo by Jimmie48/WTA
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Katerina Siniakova d. [3] Elena Rybakina 6-7(4), 7-6(5), 6-4, Portoroz F (3:06). Siniakova lost the first five games, then trailed by a set and a break, but rebounded to win her third career title and first since Bastad 2017.
Photo by Matic Klansek Velej/Sportida
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[WC] Dayana Yastremska d. Ana Bogdan 3-6, 7-6(7), 7-6(7), Lyon R1 (3:05). Four days after fleeing the war in Ukraine, Yastremska saved two match points to win this epic - and went on to reach the Lyon final.
Photo by Alexandre Hergott/Open 6ème Sens - Métropole de Lyon
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Ajla Tomljanovic d. [PR] Serena Williams 7-5, 6-7(4), 6-1, US Open R3 (3:05). In the final match of Williams' career, Tomljanovic won set one from 5-3 down, forced a second-set tiebreak from 4-0 down and converted her sixth match point.
Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images
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Lauren Davis d. Sara Sorribes Tormo 3-6, 6-4, 7-5, Parma R2 (3:05). Davis pulled off back-to-back victories over renowned battlers Sara Errani and Sorribes Tormo to reach her second quarterfinal of 2022.
Photo by Daniele Combi
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Zheng Qinwen d. [4] Veronika Kudermetova 5-7, 6-3, 7-6(3), Tokyo SF (3:04). Zheng, 19, rebounded from losing a 4-1 first-set lead, winning 11 of the last 14 points to reach her first WTA final.
Photo by Jimmie48/WTA
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Magdalena Frech d. [WC] Renata Zarazua 7-6(5), 4-6, 6-4, Guadalajara R1 (3:04). A reprise of the 2021 Concord 125 final, and Frech's third win in as many meetings with Zarazua.
Photo by Abierto Zapopan
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Ekaterina Alexandrova d. [Q] Marie Bouzkova 6-7(4), 6-0, 7-5, Madrid R3 (3:04). Alexandrova missed three match points at 5-3 in the third set and a fourth at 5-4, but sealed her fifth to reach the first WTA 1000 quarterfinal of her career.
Photo by Jose Manuel Alvarez/Getty Images
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[1] Maria Sakkari d. Irina-Camelia Begu 6-4, 6-7(4), 6-4, St. Petersburg SF (3:04). Sakkari came from 2-0 down in the third set to reach her fourth career final.
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[1] Iga Swiatek d. Liudmila Samsonova 6-7(4), 6-4, 7-5, Stuttgart SF (3:03). Samsonova snapped Swiatek's 28-set streak, the joint-second longest this century, but the World No.1 fought back to extend her match-winning streak to 22.
Photo by Jimmie48/WTA
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[4] Sara Sorribes Tormo d. Kamilla Rakhimova 7-5, 6-7(2), 6-1, Monterrey R1 (3:03). Sorribes Tormo let a 4-1 second-set lead slip, but avenged her defeat by Rakhimova a month previously at Melbourne 2.
Photo by Abierto GNP Seguros
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Kamilla Rakhimova d. [7] Elena-Gabriela Ruse 6-4, 6-7(3), 6-3, Budapest R1 (3:03). Rakhimova served for the win and held her first match point at 5-4 in the second set, but ultimately needed a decider to seal her sixth Top 100 win of 2022.
Photo by Mathias Schulz/WTA
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[6] Nuria Parrizas Diaz d. [4] Sara Sorribes Tormo 6-3, 1-6, 6-4, Monterrey QF (3:02). Parrizas Diaz posted her first Top 50 win to reach her first WTA semifinal at the age of 30.
Photo by Abierto GNP Seguros
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Jil Teichmann d. Elena Rybakina 6-7(3), 6-3, 7-5, Rome R3 (3:02). Teichmann had beaten Rybakina 6-3, 6-1 in 77 minutes at the same stage of Madrid a week previously, and reprised the win to reach her fourth WTA 1000 quarterfinal.
Photo by Jimmie48/WTA
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[Q] Wang Qiang d. Magda Linette 7-5, 6-7(5), 6-4, Prague QF (3:02). Wang bounced back after losing a 3-0 second-set lead to reach her second semifinal of 2022.
Photo by Daniel Gravis/WTA
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[22] Karolina Pliskova d. [26] Victoria Azarenka 7-5, 6-7(5), 6-2, US Open R4 (3:02). Pliskova saved two set points in the first set and went on to her fifth win in nine meetings against Azarenka - and first on hard courts since Brisbane 2015.
Photo by Jimmie48/WTA
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[7] Iga Swiatek d. Kaia Kanepi 4-6, 7-6(2), 6-3, Australian Open QF (3:01). Swiatek won her longest Grand Slam match to date to reach her second major semifinal.
Photo by Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images
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Kaia Kanepi d. Shelby Rogers 6-7(2), 7-5, 6-2, Charleston R1 (3:01). Kanepi took a 2-1 head-to-head lead over Rogers with this result, having last defeated the American eight years previously at the Contrexéville ITF W100 in 2014.
Photo by Charleston Tennis LLC/Chris Smith
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[WC] Simona Waltert d. [1] Danielle Collins 6-7(5), 6-3, 7-6(6), Lausanne R1 (3:01). No.186-ranked Waltert, 21, scored her first Top 10 win in her third WTA main draw, saving triple match point in the deciding tiebreak.
Photo by Michel Grasso
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Aliaksandra Sasnovich d. Irina-Camelia Begu 7-5, 6-7(4), 6-4, Miami R3 (3:01). Sasnovich overturned a prior 0-3 head-to-head against Begu to reach the last 16 of Miami for the first time.
Photo by Jimmie48/WTA
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[Q] Donna Vekic d. Danielle Collins 6-4, 4-6, 7-6(2), San Diego SF (3:01). Vekic trailed 4-2 in the decider when play was delayed overnight due to rain, but roared back to win 19 of the last 22 points to reach her second WTA 500 final.
Photo by Michael Owens/Getty Images
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Kristina Mladenovic d. [LL] Tessah Andrianjafitrimo 6-3, 3-6, 7-6(7), Rabat R1 (3:00). Mladenovic came from 4-2 down in the third set and saved a match point in the deciding tiebreak to score her first main-draw win of 2022.
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Elena Rybakina d. [Q] Marie Bouzkova 7-5, 6-7(3), 6-1, Toronto R1 (3:00). Rybakina ended Prague champion Bouzkova's seven-match winning streak to post her first victory since claiming her first Grand Slam title at Wimbledon.
Photo by Tennis Canada
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Sloane Stephens d. [SR] Sofia Kenin 6-2, 6-7(5), 7-5, Toronto R1 (3:00). Stephens held her first two match points at 5-1 in set two and, after a rain delay, also led 5-2 in set three, but ultimately needed six match points to close out her compatriot.
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Beatriz Haddad Maia d. [1] Iga Swiatek 6-4, 3-6, 7-5, Toronto R3 (3:00). Haddad Maia came from a break down in the third set to post her first win over a World No.1, sealing it on her fourth match point.
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