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Spanish tennis player Carlos Alcaraz defeated German Alexander Zverev in a grueling five-set battle in the semi-finals of the Australian Open 2026 – 6:4, 7:6 (7:5), 6:7 (3:7), 6:7 (4:7), 7:5.
Idman.Biz reports that the match lasted 5 hours and 27 minutes, making it the longest match of the tournament this year.
With this, Alcaraz and Zverev's game surpassed the previous record.
Until now, the longest game at the Grand Slam tournament in Melbourne lasted 4 hours and 33 minutes. This match also went down in history as the longest match in Zverev's professional career.
Alcaraz has reached the final of the Australian Open for the first time and will face the winner of the Novak Djokovic - Yannik Sinner pair for the title.
