Longest Tennis Match EVER!
Tennis history was made at Wimbledon on today as France’s Nicolas Mahut and John Isner of the United States shattered the record for the longest-ever match. It’s been going on for two days and even today it was halted at 59-59 in the fifth set after an astonishing ten hours when bad light halted play again!
Above: John Isner had a break during his two-day, five-set match against Nicolas Mahut at Wimbledon.
They surpassed the previous time of six hours and 33 minutes set at the 2004 French Open, when Fabrice Santoro beat fellow Frenchman Arnaud Clement 6-4, 6-3, 6-7, 3-6, 16-14.
“It is reasonable to say that it is the longest official tennis match in history,” International Tennis Federation spokesman Nick Imison told AFP, adding that it was certainly the longest in the Open Era records.
“There are not any records to suggest otherwise.”
The pair had gone past the eight-hour mark as they tussled at 45-45 in the final set of a match carried over from Tuesday, when they managed to complete the first four sets before sunset stopped them.
Isner won the first set 6-4, Mahut won the second 6-3 and the third 7-6 (9/7), before Isner won the fourth set 7-6 (7/3).
LATEST NEWS: John Isner is not happy, as he very much wanted to continue. But it has been stopped at 59-59 and it will resume tomorrow when surely we can find a winner?!
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