Ukrainian player wins longest tie-break in Wimbledon history.

Lesia Tsurenko won 20-18 in the super tie-break to defeat Ana Bogdan 4-6, 6-3, 7-6(18) in the third round of Wimbledon on July 7.

The 38-point tie-break in the Tsurenko-Bogdan match is also the longest tie-break in the history of women's singles at Grand Slam tournaments. The previous record was 36 points, in the first-set tie-break of Denisa Allertova's match against Johanna Konta in the first round of Roland Garros 2016.

Tsurenko was exhausted after the grueling three-hour and four-minute match on pitch number 14. Photo: Reuters

Wimbledon has only witnessed two tie-breaks lasting 38 points in its history. In 1973, Bjorn Borg defeated Premijt Lall 20-18 in a tense tie-break in the first round of the men's singles.

The super tie-break wouldn't have happened if Bogdan had capitalized on his 5-3 lead in the final set. Tsurenko won three consecutive games to take a 6-5 lead, then missed the first match point in his next service game. Bogdan won the return game to force the match into a tie-break to 10 points.

Tsurenko led 5-1 in the tie-break, but Bogdan leveled the score at 5-5. After that, neither player led by more than one point until Tsurenko capitalized on his seventh match point to win 20-18. Following a rally with 26 shots, Tsurenko collapsed from exhaustion and celebrated his victory. Earlier, the Ukrainian player had saved five match points in the tie-break.

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The deciding factor in the Tsurenko - Bogdan match on July 7th.

The tense match on Court 14 saw both players suffer cramps in the final set and require medical attention. The victory after three hours and 40 minutes secured Tsurenko's second consecutive Grand Slam fourth-round appearance. This is also her best Wimbledon performance in 11 appearances. In the fourth round, Tsurenko will face fourth seed Jessica Pegula.

Also making it to the fourth round is Elina Svitolina, who defeated Sofia Kenin 7-6, 6-2. Tsurenko's compatriot will face the 19th seed, Belarusian Victoria Azarenka, in the next round. Another clash in the fourth round is between top seed Iga Swiatek and 14th seed Belinda Bencic.

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