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Alexander 'Sascha' Zverev - 5
Alexander Zverev recorded his first five-set win of the season by beating Frenchman Jeremy Chardy 7-6 6-4 5-7 6-7 6-1 in the second round of the Australian Open.
Fresh off a first title of the season in Geneva, Zverev was taken the distance by gritty Australian John Millman in the first round of Roland Garros before the young German prevailed 7-6 6-3 2-6 6-7 6-3.
Two rounds later, it was Serbian Dusan Lajovic's turn to force a fifth set against Zverev, but like Millman, he couldn't complete a comeback from two sets down. Zverev eventually closed out a 6-4 6-2 4-6 1-6 6-2 win for his fifth five-set win at Roland Garros.
At the last Grand Slam of the year in New York, Zverev squandered a two-set lead against Moldovan Radu Albot in the first round before winning 6-1 6-3 3-6 4-6 6-2. In the next round. it was American Frances Tiafoe's turn to take two sets off the young German, but like four other players earlier in the season, he couldn't force a win as Zverev prevailed 6-3 3-6 6-2 2-6 6-3.
With the win over Tiafoe, Zverev emulated Nishikori to become the only other player to win five five-set Grand Slam matches in the season, as the young German improved his career five-set record to 13-6 (0.69).
