Several players on the ATP Tour have developed reputations for battling it out in lung-busting rallies.
World number one Carlos Alcaraz immediately comes to mind.
The Spaniard is never beaten, running down balls others couldn’t even dream of reaching.
Especially when he takes on players with similar game styles, like Alex de Minaur, Alcaraz often finds himself in rallies that feel like they last minutes.
But what is the longest rally of all time?
Simone Frediani and Daniele Pecci played a 12-hour rally
It’s not Alcaraz or De Minaur who holds the record.
Instead, it’s the Italian duo of Simone Frediani and Daniele Pecci.
They set the record in 2017, in Grosseto, Italy.
The Italians began the rally at 6.32 AM, and kept the ball in play until 7 PM.
Frediani and Pecci played 51,283 shots in total, in a rally that lasted over 12 hours.
They are now Guinness World Record holders, and it’s hard to imagine anyone taking it from them anytime soon.
Who should try to take the record?
It’s unlikely that anyone active on the ATP Tour will have the time to break Frediani and Pecci’s record, but perhaps two retired stars could give it a go?
Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, for example.
The duo have teased a ‘Fedal’ tour on several occasions, and both seem interested in re-igniting their rivalry post-retirement.
What better way to kickstart their seniors tour than to break a world record?
They could attempt the world record in a large stadium, which they would undoubtedly sell out.
Mic’ing up both players would make the event a must-watch and could even be broadcast for the world to see.
Special guests could even be brought in to keep energy levels high during the 12-hour-long rally.
Who knows if Nadal and Federer would be interested in breaking the record, but it would certainly create headlines if they did!
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