The final set alone was longer in both games and time than the previous longest match.

The 4-hour-9-minute marathon was the longest match of this tournament.

For serious players, one game is usually part of a longer match.

And again, the long match cut into Rather's news time.

In a long match like this it is really difficult to play your best for three and a half hours.

They were looking forward to a longer match, but at least they had watched some tennis and could hope for more to come.

This means a game can be completed in about three hours, making it more palatable for children and families than longer matches.

If you've got three or four long matches in that heat, it takes its toll.

He found the long, wooden matches upon the table where he'd left them, and struck one against the rough stone wall.

It was a long match, and maybe things could have been different.