Longest Tennis Matches in History: The 15 tennis matches that finished closest to dawn and where Andy Murray vs Thanasi Kokkinakis fits

Attempting to defend his first Australian Open crown, which he won in 2008, Novak Djokovic got everything he bargained for and more when he met Marcus Baghdatis in the fourth round.

Djokovic dropped the third set but rallied to claim the fourth to avoid putting this match in danger of pushing close to a dawn finish.

By the time this moment was captured, with the pair embracing at the net, it was 2.26am and the Serbian star had prevailed 6-1, 7-6, 6-7, 6-2.

He then retired from his quarter-final match as he trailed Andy Roddick in the fourth set – a retirement that dented his reputation for years to follow.