Alexander Zverev wins latest match in history . . . at 4.55am

Alexander Zverev and Jenson Brooksby set a world record for the latest-ever finish to a professional match when the German finally clinched victory at 4.55am in Acapulco.

The pair were still playing Monday’s first-round tie in the Mexico Open when a doubles match on Tuesday at the Dubai Tennis Championships had already finished. “I’m happy to be part of history,” Zverev, the world No 3 who won in three sets, said. “I don’t know how Jenson feels but it must be difficult.”

Play at the Mexico Open does not start until 6pm because of daytime temperatures of more than 32C. Zverev, the second seed, and Brooksby, from the United States, did not start their match until 1.35am after the first two matches on court had