Now THAT is a long tennis match.
Jun. 24th, 2010 05:26 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
lightcastleAt Wimbledon, a first-round match went 11 hours, 5 minutes over three days. American
John Isner of the USA beat Nicolas Mahut of France 6-4, 3-6, 6-7 (7), 7-6 (3), 70-68.
Yes, you read that last set score correctly - 70-68.
The final set lasted 138 games. Strangely enough, that is the same number of games Francesca Schiavone played en route to winning the entire French Open tournament earlier this year.
The final set lasted 8 hours, 11 minutes, which is longer than the previous record holder for longest match ever, a 2004 French Open match that went 6 hours, 33 minutes.
Isner plays his second-round match tomorrow.
John Isner of the USA beat Nicolas Mahut of France 6-4, 3-6, 6-7 (7), 7-6 (3), 70-68.
Yes, you read that last set score correctly - 70-68.
The final set lasted 138 games. Strangely enough, that is the same number of games Francesca Schiavone played en route to winning the entire French Open tournament earlier this year.
The final set lasted 8 hours, 11 minutes, which is longer than the previous record holder for longest match ever, a 2004 French Open match that went 6 hours, 33 minutes.
Isner plays his second-round match tomorrow.
