4 hours of play and a 32-point tie-break at the Kigali Challenger
The Challenger circuit once again proved why it is fertile ground for the unpredictable. In Kigali, Calvin Hemery defeated Jay Clarke 7-6(5), 3-6, and 7-6(15) in a 4-hour duel that concluded with a final tiebreak of 32 points! Both players saved six match points. Twelve wasted opportunities before Hemery, on the seventh, closed one of the longest matches in Challenger circuit history. This is not the first recent marathon. In 2025, Chilean Barrios Vera defeated Argentine Bautista Torres in the Lima Challenger after 4 hours and 24 minutes of play. The Challenger, a territory of unfiltered epic.
A 32-point deciding tie-break 😱
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🇫🇷 Calvin Hemery saves SIX match points to beat [6] Clarke 7-6(5), 3-6, 7-6(15) in an absolute classic❗#ATPChallenger | @tennis_rwanda pic.twitter.com/JLP1vxLhW4
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