Australian Open final longest in major history

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) Novak Djokovic's 5-7, 6-4, 6-2, 6-7 (5), 7-5 victory over Rafael Nadal in the Australian Open final was the longest men's Grand Slam final in terms of duration, the ATP said Sunday.

• the time of 5 hours, 53 minutes included a 10-minute delay while the roof on Rod Laver Arena was closed due to rain. That time was included because the match was not officially suspended.

• the previous longest men's Grand Slam final was 4:54 when Mats Wilander defeated Ivan Lendl in five sets at the 1988 U.S. Open.

• the previous longest men's final at the Australian Open was in 1988 when Mats Wilander defeated Pat Cash in five sets in 4:27.

• the previous longest match at the Australian Open was 5:14 when Rafael Nadal defeated Fernando Verdasco in five sets in the 2009 semifinals.

• the longest men's match in history is American John Isner's 6-4, 3-6, 6-7 (7) 7-6 (3), 70-68 first-round defeat of Nicolas Mahut at Wimbledon in 2010 which lasted for 11 hours, five minutes.