Andy Murray defeated Thanasi Kokkinakis in the longest match of his career (4-6, 6-7, 7-6, 6-3 and 7-5 / 5 hours 50 minutes), and the Brit will meet Roberto Bautista-Agut in the third round .

Andy Murray is grateful to the spectators present at the arena in Melbourne – The duel with Thanasi Kokkinakis became the second longest in the history of the Australian Open

Andy Murray and Thanasi Kokkinakis were the protagonists of an anthology match at the Australian Open, with the Briton making a sensational comeback from 0-2 down in what was also the longest match of the Scot’s career.

It was Murray’s 10th career comeback from 0-2, surpassing Roger Federer and Todd Martin.

4 years ago Andy Murray announced his retirement from tennis right at the press conference at the Australian Open, and now at the age of 35 and with a metal hip, the Scot made a sensational comeback after almost 6 hours of play.

“I don’t know how I managed to win, I just don’t. I have a big heart.

You told me the stats after the Berrettini match that we won a lot of matches 0-2 in sets to our opponents.

I have experience, I love this sport, that was the key to this victory. I like to fight on the court, I like to compete.” was Andy Murray’s first message.

Although the match ended in the morning, the spectators at the Melbourne Arena stayed until the end, and the atmosphere they created pushed the two athletes from behind, as Murray admitted.

“Thank you for staying in the stands until this hour. It’s funny that it has come to this hour, but thank you. Both on my behalf and on behalf of Tanasi, you have helped us a lot, given us energy. And now it’s time to sleep.” – he concluded to the shouts of the hall.

The record for the longest match in the history of the Australian Open belongs to Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal, who played in the final of the tournament in Melbourne in 2012. It took them at least 5 hours and 53 minutes.