Australian Open's 2012 final longest in major history
MELBOURNE, Australia -- Novak Djokovic's 5-7, 6-4, 6-2, 6-7 (5), 7-5 victory over Rafael Nadal in the Australian Open final was the longest men's Grand Slam final in terms of duration, the ATP said Sunday.
The time of five hours and 53 minutes included a 10-minute delay while the roof on Rod Laver Arena was closed due to rain. That period was included because the match was not officially suspended.
• The previous longest men's Grand Slam final was 4:54 when Mats Wilander defeated Ivan Lendl in five sets at the 1988 U.S. Open.
• The previous longest men's final at the Australian Open was in 1988 when Mats Wilander defeated Pat Cash in five sets in 4:27.
• The previous longest match at the Australian Open was 5:14 when Rafael Nadal defeated Fernando Verdasco in five sets in the 2009 semifinals.
• The longest men's match in history is American John Isner's 6-4, 3-6, 6-7 (7) 7-6 (3), 70-68 first-round defeat of Nicolas Mahut at Wimbledon in 2010 which lasted for 11 hours, five minutes.
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