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I'm not big into tennis, but these two guys have been playing a match against each other for over 10 hours over two days. They are continuing tomorrow
John Isner-Nicolas Mahut match suspended at 59-59 in fifth set - Tennis - SI.com
The longest match in tennis history was suspended because of darkness at 59-59 in the fifth set at Wimbledon on Wednesday.
The first-round match between 23rd-seeded John Isner of the United States and qualifier Nicolas Mahut of France already had been suspended because of fading light Tuesday night after the fourth set.
They have been playing each other for a total of exactly 10 hours -- 7 hours, 6 minutes in the fifth set alone, enough to break the full-match record of 6:33, set at the 2004 French Open.
Never before in the history of Wimbledon, which first was contested in 1877, had any match -- singles or doubles, men or women -- lasted more than 112 games, a mark set in 1969. Isner and Mahut played more games than that in their fifth set, and still did not determine a victor, although the American came close: He had four match points but Mahut saved each one
Read more: John Isner-Nicolas Mahut match suspended at 59-59 in fifth set - Tennis - SI.com
John Isner-Nicolas Mahut match suspended at 59-59 in fifth set - Tennis - SI.com
The longest match in tennis history was suspended because of darkness at 59-59 in the fifth set at Wimbledon on Wednesday.
The first-round match between 23rd-seeded John Isner of the United States and qualifier Nicolas Mahut of France already had been suspended because of fading light Tuesday night after the fourth set.
They have been playing each other for a total of exactly 10 hours -- 7 hours, 6 minutes in the fifth set alone, enough to break the full-match record of 6:33, set at the 2004 French Open.
Never before in the history of Wimbledon, which first was contested in 1877, had any match -- singles or doubles, men or women -- lasted more than 112 games, a mark set in 1969. Isner and Mahut played more games than that in their fifth set, and still did not determine a victor, although the American came close: He had four match points but Mahut saved each one
Read more: John Isner-Nicolas Mahut match suspended at 59-59 in fifth set - Tennis - SI.com
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