List of Latest Match Finishes

[Moose Malloy]

@vbranis

Medvedev-Ruusuvuori ended at 3:39 AM last night.

 

[nolefam_2024]

Last night's Nishikori-Del Potro 2 AM finish reminded me of a list that I have kept through the years that tracks the latest finishes in men's pro tennis. I don't believe such a list is available anywhere online. Let me know of any corrections or additions and of course, I'll come back and update this post whenever needed.

2022 Acapulco 1R - Zverev def. Brooksby - 36 76 62 - 4:54 AM

2008 Australian Open 3R - Hewitt def. Baghdatis - 46 75 75 67 64 - 4:34 AM

2023 Australian Open 2R - Murray def. Kokkinakis - 46 67 76 63 75 - 4:05 AM

2019 Davis Cup - Querrey/Sock def. Bolelli/Fognini - 76 67 64 - 4:04 AM

2007 Australian Open 1R - Seppi def. Reynolds - 61 67 67 76 63 - 3:34 AM

2006 Tokyo 3R - Becker def. Novak - 36 63 76 - 3:24 AM

2015 Rio de Janeiro QF - Nadal def. Cuevas - 46 75 60 - 3:18 AM

2022 Paris 2R - Moutet def. Norrie - 63 57 76 - 3:03 AM

2018 Washington 3R - Murray def. Copil - 67 63 76 - 3:02 AM

2023 Los Cabos QF - Coric def. Ivashka - 63 64 - 3:02 AM

2015 Madrid 2R - Murray def. Kohlschreiber - 64 36 60 - 2:59 AM

2022 US Open QF - Alcaraz def. Sinner - 63 67 67 75 63 - 2:50 AM

2023 Acapulco SF - De Minaur def. Rune - 36 75 62 - 2:43 AM

2004 Athens Olympics F - Gonzalez/Massu def. Kiefer/Schuettler - 62 46 36 76 64 - 2:37 AM

1987 Davis Cup - Pecci def. Krickstein - 62 86 97 - 2:35 AM

2023 Paris 2R - Sinner def. McDonald - 67 75 61 - 2:34 AM

2022 Australian Open 3R - Mannarino def. Karatsev - 76 67 75 64 - 2:33 AM

2014 Acapulco SF - Dimitrov def. Murray - 46 76 76 - 2:30 AM

2015 Washington 2R - Cilic def. Chung 76 63 - 2:27 AM

2009 Australian Open 4R - Djokovic def. Baghdatis - 61 76 67 62 - 2:26 AM

1993 US Open 2R - Wilander def. Pernfors - 76 36 16 76 64 - 2:26 AM

2012 US Open 3R - Kohlschreiber def. Isner - 64 36 46 63 64 - 2:26 AM

2014 US Open 4R - Nishikori def. Raonic - 46 76 67 75 64 - 2:26 AM

2022 US Open 4R - Alcaraz def. Cilic - 64 36 64 46 63 - 2:23 AM

2018 US Open 3R - Cilic def. De Minaur - 46 36 63 64 75 - 2:22 AM

2023 Paris 1R - Thiem def. Wawrinka - 36 63 75 - 2:22 AM

2015 Acapulco QF - Ferrer def. Tomic - 64 36 61 - 2:16 AM

2002 US Open 4R - El Aynaoui def. Ferreira - 36 75 75 76 - 2:14 AM

2021 US Open 3R - Tiafoe def. Rublev - 46 63 76 46 61 - 2:14 AM

2008 US Open QF - Nadal def. Fish - 36 61 64 62 - 2:11 AM

1987 Rome 1R - Bengoechea def. Noah - 75 61 - 2:10 AM

2010 Australian Open 2R - Cilic def. Tomic - 67 63 46 62 64 - 2:09 AM

2005 Australian Open 4R - Nalbandian def. Coria - 57 75 63 60 - 2:05 AM

2008 Australian Open 3R - Kohlschreiber def. Roddick - 64 36 76 67 86 - 2:04 AM

2017 US Open 1R - Zverev def. King - 76 75 64 - 2:04 AM

2018 US Open QF - Nadal def. Thiem - 06 64 75 67 76 - 2:03 AM

2009 Indian Wells 4R - Nadal def. Nalbandian - 36 76 60 - 2:01 AM

2017 Washington 3R - Nishikori def. Del Potro - 64 75 - 2:00 AM

Murray Copil was 2019 match. I remember it vividly. Andy was crying for a minute at least after the match was over.

My mistake. It was in 2018.

 

[vbranis]

@vbranis

Medvedev-Ruusuvuori ended at 3:39 AM last night.

Updated!

 

[vbranis]

Updated with the Djokovic/Musetti match which was the 9th latest finish ever!

 

[soldat]

Last night's Nishikori-Del Potro 2 AM finish reminded me of a list that I have kept through the years that tracks the latest finishes in men's pro tennis. I don't believe such a list is available anywhere online. Let me know of any corrections or additions and of course, I'll come back and update this post whenever needed.

2022 Acapulco 1R - Zverev def. Brooksby - 36 76 62 - 4:54 AM

2008 Australian Open 3R - Hewitt def. Baghdatis - 46 75 75 67 64 - 4:34 AM

2023 Australian Open 2R - Murray def. Kokkinakis - 46 67 76 63 75 - 4:05 AM

2019 Davis Cup - Querrey/Sock def. Bolelli/Fognini - 76 67 64 - 4:04 AM

2024 Australian Open 2R - Medvedev def. Ruusuvuori - 36 67 64 76 60 - 3:39 AM

2007 Australian Open 1R - Seppi def. Reynolds - 61 67 67 76 63 - 3:34 AM

2006 Tokyo 3R - Becker def. Novak - 36 63 76 - 3:24 AM

2015 Rio de Janeiro QF - Nadal def. Cuevas - 46 75 60 - 3:18 AM

2024 French Open 3R - Djokovic def. Musetti - 75 67 26 63 60 - 3:07 AM

2022 Paris 2R - Moutet def. Norrie - 63 57 76 - 3:03 AM

2018 Washington 3R - Murray def. Copil - 67 63 76 - 3:02 AM

2023 Los Cabos QF - Coric def. Ivashka - 63 64 - 3:02 AM

2015 Madrid 2R - Murray def. Kohlschreiber - 64 36 60 - 2:59 AM

2022 US Open QF - Alcaraz def. Sinner - 63 67 67 75 63 - 2:50 AM

2023 Acapulco SF - De Minaur def. Rune - 36 75 62 - 2:43 AM

2004 Athens Olympics F - Gonzalez/Massu def. Kiefer/Schuettler - 62 46 36 76 64 - 2:37 AM

1987 Davis Cup - Pecci def. Krickstein - 62 86 97 - 2:35 AM

2023 Paris 2R - Sinner def. McDonald - 67 75 61 - 2:34 AM

2022 Australian Open 3R - Mannarino def. Karatsev - 76 67 75 64 - 2:33 AM

2014 Acapulco SF - Dimitrov def. Murray - 46 76 76 - 2:30 AM

2015 Washington 2R - Cilic def. Chung 76 63 - 2:27 AM

2009 Australian Open 4R - Djokovic def. Baghdatis - 61 76 67 62 - 2:26 AM

1993 US Open 2R - Wilander def. Pernfors - 76 36 16 76 64 - 2:26 AM

2012 US Open 3R - Kohlschreiber def. Isner - 64 36 46 63 64 - 2:26 AM

2014 US Open 4R - Nishikori def. Raonic - 46 76 67 75 64 - 2:26 AM

2022 US Open 4R - Alcaraz def. Cilic - 64 36 64 46 63 - 2:23 AM

2018 US Open 3R - Cilic def. De Minaur - 46 36 63 64 75 - 2:22 AM

2023 Paris 1R - Thiem def. Wawrinka - 36 63 75 - 2:22 AM

2015 Acapulco QF - Ferrer def. Tomic - 64 36 61 - 2:16 AM

2002 US Open 4R - El Aynaoui def. Ferreira - 36 75 75 76 - 2:14 AM

2021 US Open 3R - Tiafoe def. Rublev - 46 63 76 46 61 - 2:14 AM

2008 US Open QF - Nadal def. Fish - 36 61 64 62 - 2:11 AM

1987 Rome 1R - Bengoechea def. Noah - 75 61 - 2:10 AM

2010 Australian Open 2R - Cilic def. Tomic - 67 63 46 62 64 - 2:09 AM

2005 Australian Open 4R - Nalbandian def. Coria - 57 75 63 60 - 2:05 AM

2008 Australian Open 3R - Kohlschreiber def. Roddick - 64 36 76 67 86 - 2:04 AM

2017 US Open 1R - Zverev def. King - 76 75 64 - 2:04 AM

2018 US Open QF - Nadal def. Thiem - 06 64 75 67 76 - 2:03 AM

2009 Indian Wells 4R - Nadal def. Nalbandian - 36 76 60 - 2:01 AM

2017 Washington 3R - Nishikori def. Del Potro - 64 75 - 2:00 AM

Thank you for this list, your service to the TTW community is much appreciated (by me at least)

 

[socallefty]

Looks like AO schedulers are morons.

 

[Subway Tennis]

Fantastic list. Nice to see Younes El Aynaoui represented there. Gotta love him. Not an all-time late night contender but he did go past midnight in that barn burner of a match against Roddick at 2003 AO.

 

[DSH]

Looks like AO schedulers are morons.

And those from Acapulco really like to play in the early morning.

 

[I Am Finnish]

Interesting thanks 4 posting

 

[DSH]

Interesting thanks 4 posting

RG likes late matches lately.

 

[Tennisfan339]

Updated with the Djokovic/Musetti match which was the 9th latest finish ever!

So it was the latest match ever at the French Open, then? Probably the longest night session match too (Monfils/Baez lasted 3h50 last year). I doubt this record will be broken anytime soon.

 

[ibbi]

So it was the latest match ever at the French Open, then? Probably the longest night session match too (Monfils/Baez lasted 3h50 last year). I doubt this record will be broken anytime soon.

To be fair, they only started doing night matches in 2020, so it's the latest in 5 years, yes. Hopefully the weather never causes them to have to go later again.

 

[vbranis]

Added Zverev/Etcheverry from last night, the 2nd latest US Open finish ever!

 

[Sudacafan]

Do we have stats of latest start times of matches?
One is tied to the other.

 

[Sudacafan]

Would we have a match ending so late that it ends at dawn? It can perfectly be in summertime, at high latitudes
If outdoors, no need to keep the lights on.

 

[Torben]

Would we have a match ending so late that it ends at dawn? It can perfectly be in summertime, at high latitudes
If outdoors, no need to keep the lights on.

Shhh…

Don’t give the organisers any ideas.

 

[Sudacafan]

Shhh…

Don’t give the organisers any ideas.

Dawn Session?

 

[Torben]

Dawn Session?

LOL!

Sure why not, let’s give it a try.

 

[ChrisJR3264]

Bc the Shelton/tiafoe match went til about 630-7 they couldn’t start the first night match til like 830-9.

Wimbledon implements a curfew and they seem to do fine.

These 2-3 am finishes can derail a players tournament. Imagine if zverev went a 5th set. He’s not going to sleep til 5-6 am.

 

[ChrisJR3264]

Added Zverev/Etcheverry from last night, the 2nd latest US Open finish ever!

And it wasn’t even a 5 set match.

 

[Moose Malloy]

Do we have stats of latest start times of matches?
One is tied to the other.

Sabalenka’s start time after midnight on Friday was the latest start time in USO history.

Some of these latest finishing matches, like Wilander Pernfors in ‘93, did not have a late start time but went that late due to rain delays.

 

[Mustard]

Tim Henman's shot clock suggestions are delusional, in my opinion. You can't expect epic rallies, and gaining fans from that, while demanding faster play with rigid shot clock enforcement. The players are not androids, FFS.

 

[Moose Malloy]

Bc the Shelton/tiafoe match went til about 630-7 they couldn’t start the first night match til like 830-9.

Wimbledon implements a curfew and they seem to do fine.

These 2-3 am finishes can derail a players tournament. Imagine if zverev went a 5th set. He’s not going to sleep til 5-6 am.

In the old days they didn’t delay night matches that long in order for the night session fans to get into the stadium. I remember many a night session that was delayed by long day session(back then they had 2 men’s matches and 1 women’s match in the day session! Can you imagine that schedule today? Players would be finishing matches at 4 am) in the 90s where Graf or Seles played a night match in front of like no fans or where they finished their match before most of crowd was seated.

I guess tickets are so expensive now(with suites especially) usta caters more towards fans than players in delaying matches for that long an amount of time.

 

[Moose Malloy]

Tim Henman's shot clock suggestions are delusional, in my opinion. You can't expect epic rallies, and gaining fans from that, while demanding faster play with rigid shot clock enforcement. The players are not androids, FFS.

If you are as big a muster fan as you say you are, how was it he was able to finish his matches on average so much quicker than djokovic? There’s no way in hell djokovic plays longer rallies than muster(esp when you factor in how many more free points Novak gets on serve) But muster rarely toweled off, so he didn’t need 30 seconds to serve on like every point like so many players today apparently need.

 

[Mustard]

If you are as big a muster fan as you say you are, how was it he was able to finish his matches on average so much quicker than djokovic?

I believe that players should be able to play at their own pace, fast and slow. Or maybe a rule where you get a guaranteed 20 seconds, but then you have to play at the server's pace. I'd prefer the former, though.

There’s no way in hell djokovic plays longer rallies than muster(esp when you factor in how many more free points Novak gets on serve) But muster rarely toweled off, so he didn’t need 30 seconds to serve on like every point like so many players today apparently need.

True.