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Which Was the Longest Tennis Match Ever Played?
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Quick Answer
John Isner beat Nicolas Mahut at Wimbledon in 2010 in a match lasting 11 hours and 5 minutes, spread over three days.
The Full Story
The first-round match began on 22 June 2010 and finished on 24 June after being suspended twice for darkness. The final set alone lasted 8 hours and 11 minutes and ended 70–68 in Isner's favour. In total the players contested 183 games, and the electronic scoreboard stopped working at 47–47. Isner served 113 aces and Mahut 103, both records for a single match. The epic led Wimbledon to introduce final-set tie-breaks, first at 12–12 in 2019 and later at 6–6.
Key Facts
1.A plaque on Court 18 commemorates the match.
2.Isner was so exhausted that he lost his next match quickly.
3.The umpire, Mohamed Lahyani, sat in the chair for the entire contest.
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"Three days, 183 games — the tennis match that broke the scoreboard."