Lorenzo Giustino

beat

Corentin Moutet

in the

first round at Roland Garros

in the second longest match in the history of the Paris tournament.

The Italian, coming from the previous one, won in six hours and five minutes (0-6, 7-6 [7], 7-6 [3], 2-6, 18-16) to win his first victory in a Grand Slam.

The duel, played on Court 14, had to be interrupted on Sunday because of the rain, with 0-6, 7-6 [7] and 4-3 on the scoreboard.

At the time, no one could imagine the dramatic outcome, with a fifth set where 11 service breaks occurred.

Paradoxically, the global statistics smiled on the loser, as Moutet gained 25 more points throughout the clash (242-217), landed more winners (88-57) and and made fewer unforced errors (88-96).

However, his inability to decide in the crucial moments ended up deciding victory in favor of his rival.

16 years later

Giustino, who will now face

Diego Schwartzman

in the second round

, managed to get out of several critical situations, such as when he delivered his serve with 6-7, 13-14 and 14-15 in the light.

Despite his 29 years, his experience on clay in ATP tournaments was reduced to five hours on the court.

This time, the six employees against Moutet were enough for him to win.

In the centuries-old history of Roland Garros, only one longer match had been recorded.

It was in 2004, when

Fabrice Santoro

defeated

Arnaud Clement

in six hours and 33 minutes (6-4, 6-3, 6-7 [5], 3-6, 16-14).

The 365 minutes used by Giustino place this party in eighth place in the historical ranking in the Open Era.

At the top of that ladder continues the triumph of

John Isner

over

Nicolas Mahut

at Wimbledon 2010 (6-4, 3-6, 6-7 [7], 7-6 [3], 70-68).

In fourth place is the most recent, when

Kevin Anderson

knocked Isner down at Wimbledon 2018 (7-6 [6], 6-7 [5], 6-7 [9], 6-4, 26-24).

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