Third-seeded Daniil Medvedev has rallied from two sets down to beat Emil Ruusuvuori 3-6, 6-7 (7-1), 6-4, 7-6 (7-1), 6-0 in a four-hour, 23-minute second-round Australian Open match that ended at 3.39am.
"Tough, tough tough," Medvedev, a two-time Australian Open finalist, said of the late finish.
It certainly was a tough night for the tournament's No.3 seeds.
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Medvedev walked onto Rod Laver Arena at 11.07pm on Thursday after Elena Rybakina lost the longest women's grand slam tie-breaker ever 22-20 to Anna Blinkova.
And so day five of the Australian Open finished on a Friday, even with the extra Sunday added to the start of the tournament and the first round being split over three days.
It was the latest finish so far this year, but not close to the tournament record.
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Andy Murray finished off Thanasi Kokkinakis just after 4am last year in a second-round match that lasted five hours, 45 minutes.
And that was only good enough for second place.
The latest-finishing match in grand slam history ended with Lleyton Hewitt beating Marcos Baghdatis at 4.34am in 2008.
Medvedev will face No.27 Felix Auger-Aliassime, who beat Hugo Grenier 6-1, 3-6, 6-1, 6-2.
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