Rafael Nadal outlasted Dominic Thiem in an epic five-setter that lasted nearly five hours and didn't finish until after 2 a.m. local time.
In the end, the top-seeded and defending champion Nadal moved into the U.S. Open semifinals with an 0-6, 6-4, 7-5, 6-7, 7-6 win over Thiem in what was a rematch of this year's French Open final.
The 4:48 match was the longest of Thiem's career—the 25-year-old had never played a match longer than four hours—and the longest one Nadal has played at the U.S. Open.
The two players combined for 129 winners—74 for Thiem, 55 for Nadal—and Thiem actually won six more points overall than Nadal did.