Matteo Arnaldi conjured up yet another five-set epic to book his maiden Grand Slam quarter-final under the lights on a lively Court Suzanne-Lenglen at gone 1am.
The 25-year-old required a match tiebreak to down Raphael Collignon in the previous round and hauled No.19 seed Frances Tiafoe the distance in the early hours of Tuesday morning.
The gripping 7-6(5), 6-7(5), 3-6, 7-6(3), 6-4 clash spanned across five hours and 26 minutes to earn the world No.104 an elite eight encounter with fellow Italian Matteo Berrettini.
In doing so, Arnaldi has spent a tournament-leading 17 hours and five minutes and counting on court this fortnight.
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