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Photo slideshow: 2:26 a.m., as Milos Raonic gets into the history books in defeat at the U.S. Open

The Canadian lost a late-night five-setter to Kei Nishikori Monday night at the U.S. Open.
The Canadian lost a late-night five-setter to Kei Nishikori Monday night at the U.S. Open.

NEW YORK – It was of no solace to Canadian Milos Raonic, but his five-set loss to Kei Nishikori of Japan in the fourth round Monday night will always be remembered at the U.S. Open.

It concluded at 2:26 a.m. - tying a record held, improbably, by two other late-night matches for the best night-owl finish in U.S. Open history.

Here's what it looked like from courtside.