Murray told fans: 'Thanks for staying, but now I think we should all get off to bed' after the epic match against Australian Thanasi Kokkinakis finally finished at 4.05am.
Murray told fans:"Thanks for staying, but now I think we should all get off to bed" after the epic match against Australian Thanasi Kokkinakis finally finished at 4.05am.Why you can trust Sky News
Andy Murray won the longest match of his career as he battled back from two sets down in the second round of the Australian Open in an epic that lasted five hours and 45 minutes. The 35-year-old's victory over Thanasi Kokkinakis finished at 4.05am, the third-latest finish to a tennis match on record. Murray achieved his best result since 2017, forcing a deciding set before claiming victory 4-6 6-7 7-6 6-3 7-5.But former world number one, Martina Navratiova, criticised the length of the match as"crazy".
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