Svetlana Kuznetsova and Francesca Schiavone have both won the French Open in their careers, in 2009 and 2010, respectively, and their 2011 Australian Open clash has remained the longest Grand Slam women's match in history. Schiavone was the one who won that 2011 marathon and today the Italian recorded victory in yet another grinder: after three hours and 49 minutes the oldest player left in the draw celebrated a 6-7(11) 7-5 10-8 win in a match that turns out to be the third longest in Roland Garros history.
Journalists and fans always like to compare stats and recognize records, while players are focusing all their energy to staying alive.