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Wimbledon 2010 John Isner finally wins marathon match (The Longest Match in Tennis History)

(The Longest Match in Tennis History)

Isner vs. Mahut – Wimbledon 2010 Longest Tennis Match in History

Wimbledon 2010 (6/23/2010), the longest tennis match in history is played between John Isner and Nicholas Mahut. The gam was called at 59-59 for the evening and will resume tomorrow morning. Craziness! Also broke the records for aces, games played, and length of match.

June 24th 2010 Wimbledon Longest Tennis Match In History John Isner Vs. Nicolas Mahut P6

6/24/2010 – Wimbledon Longest Tennis Match In History John Isner Vs. Nicolas Mahut – Part 6/9. * Epic final set lasted over eight hours * American finally breaks through LONDON, June 24 (Reuters) – The world’s longest tennis match finally ended at Wimbledon on Thursday when John Isner claimed the incredible fifth set of a three-day epic against Nicolas Mahut 70-68 after 11 hours and five minutes on court. The American 23rd seed ended the contest with a backhand passing shot after another hour of play on Court 18 after the match had resumed at 59-59 in the deciding set after it was stopped by bad light on Wednesday. “I am a little bit tired,” an elated Isner said in an on-court interview. “When you play a match like this with an atmosphere like this you don’t feel tired. This crowd was fantastic. “The guy (Mahut) is an absolute warrior. I want to share this day with him, it was an absolute honour. I wish him the best and see him somewhere down the road and it won’t go 70-68.” Isner completed an eye-watering 6-4 3-6 6-7 7-6 70-68 first-round victory with every vantage point taken by a packed crowd on Court 18. Isner fell to the ground in disbelief and after the two players hugged at the net Mahut sunk into his chair and covered his head with his towel. “It was just amazing to play today,” Mahut said. “The crowd the last three days were amazing. You were just completely fantastic. John deserved the win. He just served unbelievably.” Isner served 112 aces, Mahut 103 as they …

What is the record for the longest played fifth set in any tennis match?

I’m watching the Isner v. Mahut match at the 2010 Wimbledon and the fifth set has gone to 23 all. I’m wondering if they’ve beaten the record yet!!
wow!! They’re at 46-47 and they keep on going!!! This is soo epic!! I’m pretty sure they’ve passed it now!
Thanks for all the answers, but I’m beyond sure that the longest is the Isner v. Mahut match one!! This is an AMAZING match. EPIC

POLL/SURVEY: Did you know the world’s longest tennis match ended today?

I didn’t know myself!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isner%E2%80%93Mahut_match_at_the_2010_Wimbledon_Championships

Wimbledon 2010 – John Isner’s Press Conference After Winning The Longest Match In Tennis History

This is John Isner’s press conference after winning the longest match ever in tennis history (11 hours and 5 minutes) on the 24th of June 2010 in Wimbledon 2010. Congratulations to John Isner !! Credits to wimbledon.org

Wimbledon 2010 – The Longest Match In Tennis History (John Isner VS Nicolas Mahut)

This is the highlights of the longest ever match in tennis history !! The match took 3 days to finish and ended on the 24th of June 2010 (In Wimbledon 2010). The entire match took 11 hours and 5 minutes to finish (183 games played in the entire match) and the fifth set alone took 8 hours and 11 minutes to finish after 138 games played (68 – 70) at the fifth set !! Congratulations to John Isner !! Better luck next time for Nicolas Mahut. Credits to wimbledon.org

Wimbledon 2010: John Isner v Nicolas Mahut (The Longest Match in Tennis History)

Savour this score, for you will probably never see its like again: American John Isner beats Nicolas Mahut of France 6-4, 3-6, 6-7 (7), 7-6 (3), 70-68 in the longest tennis match in history, after 11 hours and five minutes. Over three days that were not once visited by rain, in a match that consumed 11 hours and 5 minutes — a cartoonish number that somehow fails to capture this raw, brutal struggle that consisted of 183 games. The fifth set ran 8 hours and 11 minutes — 98 minutes than the longest match on record. Thursday’s portion of the proceedings was a relatively modest slice of 65 minutes and Isner edged Mahut 11 games to 9. For the record, Tuesday’s court time was 2 hours and 54 minutes, and Wednesday ran a memorable 7 hours and 6 minutes. SOME RECORDS SET INCLUDE: The longest tennis match ever — 11 hours 5 minutes The longest set ever played — 8 hours 11 minutes Most games in a set — 138 Most games in a match — 183 Most aces served in a match by 1 played (Isner) — 112 Total aces served in a match – 215

Wimbledon 2010 – Longest Match Ever, Longest Tennis Match i

2010 Wimbledon, John Isner and Nicholas Mahut, day 2 of the longst match in history. This video shows the highlights from Sportscenter of the match. The match has taken over 9 hours at this point. Over 180 aces, 700 points played, 434 winners, 5th set has taken over 6 hours. The match will be continued on 6/24/2010 at 10:30 AM on ESPN U or ESPN 2.