10 hours is a very very very long time
Epic doesn't even begin to cover it.
After 10 hours, 163 games and almost 1,000 points, the american dude John Isner and the french guy Nicolas Mahut were locked at 59-59 in the 5th set of their historic 1st round match at Wimbledon :)
Mhm. You read the score correctly: 59-59. When the Wimbledon final had a 16-14 final set last year, that seemed like a marathon. In comparison, this match was like running to the moon and beyond whilst eating a squirrel.
They started playing on Tuesday, splitting four sets b4 they had 2 stop cause it was rly dark and if they couldnt see anything they could hit themselves or get knocked down by a squirrel. They continued on Wednesday afternoon and ppl thought they were just gonna take 1 hour to finish their 5th set. Amazingleh, they were still on court 18 as the sun set @ the All England Club 7 hours later. Isner could barely move. Mahut looked like he ate a squirrel and vomited. But then they still continued.
Think about it. The longest previous set at Wimbledon lasted 46 games. Isner and Mahut didn't just break the record, they pwned it.
The coolest stuff about the match:
- It's the longest match in tennis history: 10 hours. The previous record was 6 hours, 33 minutes.
- Longest set in tennis history: 118 games.
- Most games in tennis history: 163 (previous record was 112).
- Both players broke the ATP record for most aces in a match. Isner had 98, Mahut hit 95. The previous record was 78. 2gether, the 2 had 193 aces, more than double the old record of 96.
- Mahut had just three break points during the entire match.
- The first four sets took 2 hours, 54 minutes. The 5th set is at 7 hours, 6 minutes and counting.
- Mahut won 448 points to Isner's 428. Isner had more winners: 333 to 318.
- The final set is longer than the previous longest match in tennis history. That was 6 hours, 33 minutes.
- Isner had four match points, one at 11-10, two others at 33-32 and another at 59-58. The first and last match points came nearly six hours apart.
- At 50-50, Mahut had 2 break points and Isner served a 134 mph ace. woooot
- With Mahut serving at 52-53, the pair exchanged a 16-shot rally which ended with a Mahut forehand winner. It was the longest rally of the match. On the next point, Mahut dove for a backhand at the baseline following another long rally.
- The players took their first bathroom break at 58-58. While walking in the tunnel, they exchanged pleasantries, the first time they had spoken all evening.
- The match is almost 2 hours longer than the longest Major League Baseball game in history (an 8:06 game between the White Sox and Brewers in 1984).
- The scoreboard stopped working at 47-47. WEEEEE
We will never see the likes of this again.
The match was scheduled to be completed on Thursday afternoon.(today! :D) But Wimbledon organizers may want to keep a court open for Friday, just in case. teehee :P
i hope i havent bored you out of your wits. This is like one of da longest posts i've made. I usually like the keep it simple and short :)
here are some relli cool pics:
he had to have his racket handed to him :P
theres like alot more but i cant be bothered i have to do malay hwk :P
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10 hours is a very very very long time
Epic doesn't even begin to cover it.
After 10 hours, 163 games and almost 1,000 points, the american dude John Isner and the french guy Nicolas Mahut were locked at 59-59 in the 5th set of their historic 1st round match at Wimbledon :)
Mhm. You read the score correctly: 59-59. When the Wimbledon final had a 16-14 final set last year, that seemed like a marathon. In comparison, this match was like running to the moon and beyond whilst eating a squirrel.
They started playing on Tuesday, splitting four sets b4 they had 2 stop cause it was rly dark and if they couldnt see anything they could hit themselves or get knocked down by a squirrel. They continued on Wednesday afternoon and ppl thought they were just gonna take 1 hour to finish their 5th set. Amazingleh, they were still on court 18 as the sun set @ the All England Club 7 hours later. Isner could barely move. Mahut looked like he ate a squirrel and vomited. But then they still continued.
Think about it. The longest previous set at Wimbledon lasted 46 games. Isner and Mahut didn't just break the record, they pwned it.
The coolest stuff about the match:
- It's the longest match in tennis history: 10 hours. The previous record was 6 hours, 33 minutes.
- Longest set in tennis history: 118 games.
- Most games in tennis history: 163 (previous record was 112).
- Both players broke the ATP record for most aces in a match. Isner had 98, Mahut hit 95. The previous record was 78. 2gether, the 2 had 193 aces, more than double the old record of 96.
- Mahut had just three break points during the entire match.
- The first four sets took 2 hours, 54 minutes. The 5th set is at 7 hours, 6 minutes and counting.
- Mahut won 448 points to Isner's 428. Isner had more winners: 333 to 318.
- The final set is longer than the previous longest match in tennis history. That was 6 hours, 33 minutes.
- Isner had four match points, one at 11-10, two others at 33-32 and another at 59-58. The first and last match points came nearly six hours apart.
- At 50-50, Mahut had 2 break points and Isner served a 134 mph ace. woooot
- With Mahut serving at 52-53, the pair exchanged a 16-shot rally which ended with a Mahut forehand winner. It was the longest rally of the match. On the next point, Mahut dove for a backhand at the baseline following another long rally.
- The players took their first bathroom break at 58-58. While walking in the tunnel, they exchanged pleasantries, the first time they had spoken all evening.
- The match is almost 2 hours longer than the longest Major League Baseball game in history (an 8:06 game between the White Sox and Brewers in 1984).
- The scoreboard stopped working at 47-47. WEEEEE
We will never see the likes of this again.
The match was scheduled to be completed on Thursday afternoon.(today! :D) But Wimbledon organizers may want to keep a court open for Friday, just in case. teehee :P
i hope i havent bored you out of your wits. This is like one of da longest posts i've made. I usually like the keep it simple and short :)
here are some relli cool pics:
he had to have his racket handed to him :P
theres like alot more but i cant be bothered i have to do malay hwk :P
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