This is the first occurrence of such an event in a women\u2019s singles match at Melbourne Park since the tournament adopted final-set tiebreaks in 2019.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
At three hours and 31 minutes, it became the longest women\u2019s singles match at the event since that format's introduction, with an almost incredulous final score of 6-7(4), 7-6(4), 7-6[10-7]. The previous record after 2019 was three hours and 20 minutes, set last year by Emma Navarro and Peyton Stearns, whose all-American first-round match ended 6-7(5), 7-6(5), 7-5.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cIt was a crazy match. Marta played so good. So I'm very happy to win this match. It is not easy,\u201d Jacquemot told the media at Melbourne Park.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Jacquemot achieved her first top-20 win and her first main-draw victory at the Australian Open.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The 22-year-old saved a match point in the second set and led 6-5 in the decider before Kostyuk seemed to suffer a severe ankle roll, prompting a medical timeout.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Kostyuk, the World No.20 and a finalist at the Brisbane International last week, returned to the match with heavy ankle support but appeared visibly uncomfortable.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The Ukrainian rallied, however, winning the game and forcing a final tiebreak before eventually falling 7-10 to the Frenchwoman.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cIt\u2019s not easy because you feel it\u2019s kinda like the end of the match. It was at an important moment [in the match]. I tried to stay as calm as possible\u2026 I\u2019m really happy I stayed focused. It\u2019s hard. We played for more than three hours, and [Kostyuk is] a player that really loves to run,\u201d Jacquemot said on the challenge of maintaining focus following the injury delay.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The Ukrainian rallied, however, winning the game and forcing a final tiebreak before eventually falling 7-10 to the Frenchwoman.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Day one of the main draw featured the largest day-session crowd in the Grand Slam\u2019s history, with 73,235 fans attending, exceeding the 68,883 who attended on middle Saturday in 2019.<\/p>\r\n\r\n