Australian Open: 4 longest women's singles matches

#3 Simona Halep vs Lauren Davis, 3rd Round, 2018

One of the most compelling women's singles matches in recent times was the 2018 3rd round encounter between world number 1 Simona Halep and world number 76, America's Lauren Davis.

After taking the first set 6-4, Lauren Davis was staring at the prospect of lodging the biggest win of her career and producing the shock of the tournament as Halep looked tired and was occasionally cramping. The court conditions weren't too hospitable either with Davis too suffering from a bloodied toe. But the second set saw Halep draw level after capturing an early break.

The third set was when the drama went to another level. Davis needed two medical time-outs to cater both her feet while Halep kept getting cramps and the look on both their faces signaled exasperation.

The third set itself lasted a massive 2 hours and 22 minutes. Serving for the match at 5-4, Halep couldn't capitalize and then at 11-10, Davis had three match points but the Romanian saved them all and Halep eventually won the set 15-13.

The final score read 4-6, 6-4, 15-13 and the match lasted a total of 3 hours and 45 minutes. The match contained 48 games and equaled the most number of games in a women's singles match in Australian Open history, tying with the match between Chanda Rubin and Arantxa Sanchez Vicario at the 1996 Australian Open. "It made me feel tired all over again," said Rubin, who called the match for Australian Open Radio.