Tennis-Wimbledon breaks Grand Slam record for five-set marathons

Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain - July 9, 2024 Russia's Daniil Medvedev in action during his quarter final match against Italy's Jannik Sinner REUTERS/Paul Childs

LONDON (Reuters) - Daniil Medvedev's victory over world number one Jannik Sinner at Wimbledon on Tuesday was the 36th men's match this year to go to five sets - a new professional era Grand Slam record.

The Russian fifth seed won in exactly four hours to reach the semi-final where he will play Spain's Carlos Alcaraz.