[Music] Dan Evans has won the longest match in US Open history to reach the second round in Queens Dan Evans won the longest match in US Open history after staging an incredible comeback in the fifth and final set it was a hell of a match he said now I just want to go to bed the British No.5 was suffering from cramp as he fell zero to four in the decider against no.23 seed Karen kov but the Davis Cup star then won the final six games to Triumph 6 to 7767 677 64 to 664 in 5 hours and 35 minutes it was a survival of the fittest in the hot and humid conditions on court five before the Russian put a backhand into the net on the third match point the previous record was 5 hours and 26 minutes in the 1992 semi-final between Stephan edberg and Michael Chang the gutsy win brought an end to a terrible run of form he had lost his previous 10 tour level matches stretching back to Miami in March and had dropped down to World n. 184 after playing the Olympics with Andy Murray instead of Defending his title in Washington Evans who had to pull out at Queen's Club after suffering a knee injury told skot Sports I haven't played a bunch of tennis this year I just tried to keep fighting I thought I was out I felt a little sorry for myself and then I was trying to get myself going and I didn't want to go out of another slam with not much fight and with a whimper I don't even know how long the match was I could see he was struggling a bit and I just tried to just grab a game at a time that serve was obviously really really really bad I've just got a bad headache now and just got to get rid of that phys