In a three-hour match, Chesnokov defeated Emilio Sanchez of Spain.

After staggering out of the three-hour match and into his third quarterfinals here, Ivanisevic called these conditions the most adverse he had ever played under.

Abandoning the baseline, Herrera charged to the net consistently through the three-hour match on a quick hard court at the suburban German Club stadium.

He had 17 aces, including one to wrap up the first set and another on his third match point of the three-hour match.

In the first set of the nearly three-hour match, Gilbert held on to his serve in the 11th game despite being down 0-40.

The wind, which dwindled at times to 2 to 3 knots, shifted 75 degrees during the three-hour match.

Tennis players often have four three-hour matches in a week, at much higher intensity.

Robson came back after losing the first set to beat Kvitová in a three-hour match, to set up a third-round meeting with Sloane Stephens.

Durie, ranked 160th, won the first set of the nearly three-hour match even though Garrison had four break points in a fifth game that went to deuce eight times.

But for two hours of tonight's three-hour match, Rafter appeared to be the one en route to a storybook final.