Tomas Martin Etcheverry defeats Botic van de Zandschulp in the longest match in Shanghai history | ATP Tour

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Etcheverry defeats van de Zandschulp in the longest match in Shanghai history

World No. 37 set to face Sinner or Daniel next

October 04, 2024

Tomas Martin Etcheverry defeated Botic van de Zandschulp in the longest match in Rolex Shanghai Masters history on Friday. Playing the last match on Court 4, the Argentine won 7-6(5), 3-6, 7-5 in three hours and 43 minutes to advance to the third round.

They surpassed the previous record set last year by Marton Fucsovics and Felix Auger-Aliassime, where the Hungarian defeated the Canadian in three hours and 23 minutes in the second round.

Before that, the record was held by Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray when the Serb emerged victorious in three hours and 21 minutes in the 2012 championship match.

With the win, the No. 31 seed extended his lead to 2-0 over van de Zandschulp in the pair’s Lexus ATP Head2Head series.

He will face either World No.1 Jannik Sinner or Taro Daniel of Japan.