List of extended 5 set matches?

Atennisone

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**Spoiler Alert, (mostly old tennis matches)**

So, I thought about making a list of extended 5 set matches (from QF onwards) (so at least 8-6 in 5th set) in tennis. Please comment some of them.

These are some

Wimbledon 1980 Final: Borg vs Mcenroe - 1-6, 6-3, 7-5, 6-7 (16-18), 8-6
Australian Open 1988 Final: Wilander vs Pat Cash - 6-3, 6-7 (3-7), 3-6, 6-1, 8-6
Wimbledon 2001 Final: Ivanisevic vs Rafter - 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 2-6, 9-7
Australian Open 2005 Quarter-final: Hewitt vs Nalbandalin - 6-3, 6-2, 1-6, 3-6, 10-8
Australian Open 2005 Semi-final: Safin vs Federer - 5-7, 6-4, 5-7, 7-6 (8-6), 9-7
Wimbledon 2008 Final: Nadal vs Federer - 6-4, 6-4, 6-7 (5-7), 6-7 (8-10), 9-7
Wimbledon 2009 Final: Federer vs Roddick - 5-7, 7-6 (8-6), 7-6 (7-5), 3-6, 16-14
Roland Garros 2013 Semi-Final: Nadal vs Djokovic - 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 6-7 (3-7), 9-7
 
good list. my personal favourite in that list is fed vs safin australian open 2005. the nadal federer wimbledon 2008 had more drama and longer rallies, but the AO 2005 match had better shotmakiing
 
Roddick El Aynaoui Aussie Open 2003. 21-19 in the final set. Longest set in terms of games past from the QF stage I believe
 
A few more that I remember:
Aus Open 1985 SF: Edberg d Lendl 67 75 61 46 97
Wimbledon 1998 SF: Ivanisevic d Krajicek 63 64 57 67(5) 1513
Wimbledon 2001 SF: Rafter d Agassi 26 63 36 62 86
Roland Garros 2004 F: Gaudio d Coria 06 36 64 61 86
Aus Open 2014 QF: Wawrinka d Djokovic 26 64 62 36 97
Wimbledon 2015 QF: Gasquet d Wawrinka 64 46 36 64 119
 
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