US EditionTommy Paul Beats Nuno Borges in Nearly 4 1/2-Hour US Open Match that Ends at About 2 a.m.
Tommy Paul overcame a late-night five-set challenge lasting 4 hours 45 minutes to advance to the US Open third round, with next match against Alexander Bublik.
- On Aug. 28, 2025, Tommy Paul survived a five-set marathon against Nuno Borges, sealing the match at 1:46 am to reach the U.S. Open third round.
- Paul squandered early opportunities when he missed two third-set match points and then dropped the third and fourth sets, allowing Borges to fight back from 3-0 down in the fifth.
- With play stretching past midnight, Tommy Paul and Nuno Borges played into Friday morning in a post-midnight match marking the 17th-latest finish in U.S. Open history and second-latest second-round match at Arthur Ashe Stadium.
- Paul acknowledged the match's emotional swings, saying, `It was pretty tough today, especially when you are up two sets to love`, and thanked spectators who remained until the end.
- The match fits a broader trend of late finishes, described as the second late-night epic this year following the Alcaraz and Sinner 2022 quarter-final and Medvedev's early Monday meltdown.
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RecordThe last night's game in Flushing Meadows, New York, began to rehabilitate, but at the end of a four-hour "maraton" and 25 minutes, Paul, 14th world, just won the number of a nation.
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