At the stage of the 1/8 finals, the match between Russian Andrei Rublev and Australian Alex de Minaur ended in five sets (6:4, 6:7 (5:7), 6:7 (4: 7), 6: 3, 6:0), as well as the confrontation between the German Alexander Zverev and the British Cameron Norrie (7:5, 3:6, 6:3, 4:6, 7:6 (10: 3)). Thus, the number of five sets in the tournament reached 32.
The previous record (31) was set in 1998.
Previously, the Australian Open set a tournament record for the number of five-set matches in the first round.
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Source: Sport
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