Tommy Paul survives five-set marathon to reach…
Tommy Paul survived a brutal five-set epic that completed at 1:46 am to combat his approach past Nuno Borges and into the third spherical of the US Open early Friday.
The 14th-seeded American finally made it depend after 4 hours and 45 minutes to pull through 7-6 (8/6), 6-3, 5-7, 5-7, 7-5 in New York.
Late-night finishes in tennis have been a recurring theme, particularly at the Australian Open and the US Open, where Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner accomplished their 2022 quarter-final at 2:50 am.
Paul may have had a comparatively early night time with two match factors in the third set, but he failed to take them and a newly energised Borges threatened to make him pay.
With the time in the “city that never sleeps” ticking past 1:00 am and the Arthur Ashe Stadium principally empty, the gruelling encounter went to a deciding fifth set.
There was again nothing between them, with Portugal’s Borges — who is ranked 41 in the world — refusing to go away as he fought back from 3-0 down in the fifth.
Paul finally sealed the deal at 1:46am with a thrilling rally on his third match level, the exhausted pair exchanging a heat embrace at the online after an attritional battle.
A relieved Tommy Paul appears up to the sky after his five-set marathon win over Nuno Borges in the second spherical of the U.S. Open on Aug. 28, 2025. AP
“A little bit tired now, I’m sure we all are,” Paul told the spectators that remained until the end.
“First I want to say thank you to you guys for staying so late and supporting me.”
The 28-year-old added: “Definitely cool to get a win.”
Tommy Paul hugs Nuno Borges after his win in their five-set marathon match in the second spherical of the U.S. Open. AFP via Getty Images
He will play the Twenty third-seeded Alexander Bublik of Kazakhstan next.
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