Wimbledon - Mahut vs Isner, 59-59 in the 5th

fishnugget

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this match started over 7 hours ago...
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edit: 59-59, play suspended until tomorrow
 
i agree, amazing. isner looks dead. mahut looks like he still has a spark. as a tennis player myself, im simply amazed at their endurance and mental strength here.
 
It's 59-59, they broke the record for longest match a long time ago. This is wild.
They may stop playing now due to twilight at Wimbledon, with the fans screaming "We want more, we want more," the limey sadists.
 
Some facts about the match:

The fifth set by itself is longer than the second longest match of all time in terms of number of games and time... and we're not even done!

This is a Round 1 match, a good # of the field have already concluded Round 2.

Isner has 98 aces, Mahut 95 aces. The previous high is Karlovic with 78 in a match (... in a loss)

Isner has faced only 3 break points this entire match, 2 in the final set, saving both obviously.

Meanwhile Isner is 1/13 in break points on Mahut's serve (0/4 in final set).

Mahut is a qualifier who beat an opponent 24-22 in a 3rd set to get to Wimbledon just a week ago. Guy looks like he could have played all night.

Fun stuff.
 
One more interesting tidbit is that the next round opponent, Thiemo De Bakker, was involved in a marathon 5 setter himself

Thiemo De Bakker NED 6(4) 6 6 5 16
Santiago Giraldo COL 7(7) 4 3 7 14

Nothing quite like what these guys are involved in, but still...
 
During all the accolades and presentation of mementos after the match Mahut looks like he just wants to get the heck out of there. That has to be tough.

What was the previous longest match?
 
All the highlights I have seen show this to have been a very high quality match as well. Tons of passion and effort throughout. And from 2 guys that most have never heard of. Too bad for them it happened on a day when perhaps the world's most popular sport saw one of its biggest goals ever by the USA team.
 

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