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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -- The Latest on Thursday at the Australian Open (all times local):
3:12 a.m.
An Australian Open match that began after midnight is finally over - and didn't end until past 3 a.m.
In what is believed to be the latest start in tournament history, Garbine Muguruza and Johanna Konta got going at 12:30 a.m. because of lengthy matches earlier. They then played three sets across more than 2+ hours, concluding at 3:12 a.m.
Muguruza, a two-time major champion, broke in the last game to win 6-4, 6-7 (3), 7-5 and reach the third round.
There were only a few hundred fans in the seats at Margaret Court Arena, which has a seating capacity of 7,500.
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2:20 a.m.
Garbine Muguruza and Johanna Konta are working overtime at the Australian Open - heading to a third set in a match believed to have the latest starting time in tournament history.
Because of rain delays and lengthy matches earlier in the day, their second-round match did not begin until 12:30 a.m.
Muguruza took the first set 6-4, and Konta responded by taking the second 7-6 (3) as the clock hit 2:20 a.m.
The tournament says it believes the previous record for latest start in Melbourne was 11:59 p.m. for a women's match between Elise Mertens and Daria Gavrilova a year ago.
The record for latest finish? That's 4:34 a.m., for a 2008 match between Lleyton Hewitt and Marcos Baghdatis.
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -- The Latest on Thursday at the Australian Open (all times local):
3:12 a.m.
An Australian Open match that began after midnight is finally over - and didn't end until past 3 a.m.
In what is believed to be the latest start in tournament history, Garbine Muguruza and Johanna Konta got going at 12:30 a.m. because of lengthy matches earlier. They then played three sets across more than 2+ hours, concluding at 3:12 a.m.
Muguruza, a two-time major champion, broke in the last game to win 6-4, 6-7 (3), 7-5 and reach the third round.
There were only a few hundred fans in the seats at Margaret Court Arena, which has a seating capacity of 7,500.
---
2:20 a.m.
Garbine Muguruza and Johanna Konta are working overtime at the Australian Open - heading to a third set in a match believed to have the latest starting time in tournament history.
Because of rain delays and lengthy matches earlier in the day, their second-round match did not begin until 12:30 a.m.
Muguruza took the first set 6-4, and Konta responded by taking the second 7-6 (3) as the clock hit 2:20 a.m.
The tournament says it believes the previous record for latest start in Melbourne was 11:59 p.m. for a women's match between Elise Mertens and Daria Gavrilova a year ago.
The record for latest finish? That's 4:34 a.m., for a 2008 match between Lleyton Hewitt and Marcos Baghdatis.
