4 hours and 24 minutes of play: the record for the longest Challenger match broken

le 09/11/2025 à 12h09

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This Friday, Juan Bautista Torres and Tomas Barrios Vera were competing for a spot in the semi-finals of the Lima Challenger. The two men delivered a fierce and completely indecisive battle, marked by 12 breaks and 3 tie-breaks.

After 4 hours and 24 minutes of play, it was ultimately the Chilean who prevailed with a score of 7-6, 6-7, 7-6. Vera wins the longest match in Challenger history and let his joy burst out at the end of the match.

The longest set of the match was the second one, lasting about 1 hour and 36 minutes, which, however, represents about the average duration of a standard best-of-three-sets match.

Dernière modification le 09/11/2025 à 12h25

Barrios Vera Tomas

111e, 564 points

Torres Juan Bautista

366e, 133 points

Torres J • Q

Barrios Vera T • 6

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I love tennis

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why did tennis tonic void predictions on the match between Chwalinska and Huergo at the Quito tournament? The match was played to completion and on time. If TT feels the match is one sided, and of course it was, then don't put it up for prediction. This is getting irritating.

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The finals are here, and we scramble for the best finish. I've been chasing "King" all year and I was able to shrink the spread a little. Skelp is also closing the gap.

Seasons best to all the regulars in our league.

Will you all be back in the new year.?

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Steffi Graf completed a Golden Slam (not just a career Grand Slam) when she was 19. She is the only person to accomplish that, winning the four majors plus Olympic gold the same calendar year.

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