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Melbourne: Marathon man Ivo Karlovic said he had been hoping to set a world record for the longest tennis match before his epic 84-game victory over Horacio Zeballos came to an end yesterday.
Karlovic smashed 75 aces, an Australian Open record, and 84 games also set a new tiebreak-era mark for the tournament before he finally sealed it 6-7 (6/8), 3-6, 7-5, 6-2, 22-20. Karlovic and Zeballos played for five hours and 15 minutes, the longest fifth set match in Australian Open history. But their efforts paled in comparison to John Isner's world-record win over Nicolas Mahut at Wimbledon in 2010, which lasted for 11 hours, five minutes and stretched to 183 games.

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Marathon man Ivo Karlovic said he had been hoping to set a world record for the longest tennis match before his epic 84-game victory over Horacio Zeballos came to an end yesterday

Australian Open: Ivo Karlovic wins after 75 aces and 84 games

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