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As the winner of the match, John Isner was scheduled to face [[Thiemo de Bakker]] in the second round. De Bakker won his own lengthy first round match – a 74-game contest (16–14 in the 5th set) against [[Santiago Giraldo]] – on the afternoon of June 23. |
As the winner of the match, John Isner was scheduled to face [[Thiemo de Bakker]] in the second round. De Bakker won his own lengthy first round match – a 74-game contest (16–14 in the 5th set) against [[Santiago Giraldo]] – on the afternoon of June 23. |
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Revision as of 16:14, 24 June 2010
At the 2010 Wimbledon Championships, the American 23rd seed John Isner beat the French qualifier Nicolas Mahut in the longest match in tennis history, both in terms of time and games played. After 11 hours 5 minutes play over three days, the match finished 6–4, 3–6, 6–7(7), 7–6(3), 70–68.
The game began at 6.18pm on Tuesday 22 June 2010 before being suspended at two sets each at 9.07pm due to bad light. After resuming on Wednesday at 2.05pm, the record for longest ever match was broken at 5.45pm, before again being suspended at 9.13pm due to bad light, with the score in the final set tied at 59 games all. Play resumed at 3.40pm on Thursday, and finished at 4.49pm, the final set having lasted for 8 hours 11 minutes.
The players have both set and broken numerous other Wimbledon and tennis records, including the Croatian Ivo Karlović's record of 78 aces in one match, which both players have surpassed. At the end of play, Isner had 112 aces to Mahut's 103.[1]
Background
The Frenchman Mahut, who was unseeded and entered the tournament through the qualifying pre-tournament (he played three qualification rounds: in the first one he beat Frank Dancevic 6–3, 6–0, in the second round he beat Alex Bogdanovic in another decisive set 3–6, 6–3, 24–22 and in the third round he beat Stefan Koubek, in another five set match 6–7(8), 3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4), faced the 23rd seed American Isner, in the first round of the draw.
Match details
Played on Court 18 at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, the match started on 22 June 2010. After four sets had been played, the match was halted due to bad light.[2] Resuming on 23 June, it became the longest match of all time.
At 2013 UTC (2113 BST) on June 23rd the match was suspended due to darkness for a second day at 59–59 in the fifth set. The match was resumed on 24 June, starting the third day of the match. After another 90 minutes of play, Isner won the final set 70-68.
Records
The match has broken the record for the most games played in a match both prior to and since the introduction of the tie-break. The previous records were the 2003 Australian Open quarter-final match where it took Andy Roddick 83 games to defeat Younes El Aynaoui 4–6, 7–6(5), 4–6, 6–4, 21–19,[3] and the 112 games it took Pancho Gonzales in 1969 to defeat Charlie Pasarell in the first round 22–24, 1–6, 16–14, 6–3, 11–9 prior to the introduction of a tie-break.[4]
The match has broken the record for the longest match by time – the previous official record (6 hours, 33 minutes) was set at the 2004 French Open when Fabrice Santoro defeated Arnaud Clément 6–4, 6–3, 6–7(5), 3–6, 16–14.[5] It has also passed the unofficial record of 6 hours and 40 minutes set on 25 February 2009, when Chris Eaton defeated James Ward 6–3, 6–2, 6–7(3), 2–6, 21–19 in a play off match to represent the United Kingdom in the Davis Cup.[6]
During the match John Isner served his 79th ace when he took the lead, 39–38 in the match.[7] This passed Ivo Karlovic's 78 aces that he served on 18 September 2009 in a Davis Cup match against Radek Štěpánek.[8]
Aftermath
Immediately after the end of the match, both players and the chair umpire received a special award from the AELTC for their participation in the historic match.
As the winner of the match, John Isner was scheduled to face Thiemo de Bakker in the second round. De Bakker won his own lengthy first round match – a 74-game contest (16–14 in the 5th set) against Santiago Giraldo – on the afternoon of June 23.
Statistics
| Isner | Statistic | Mahut |
|---|---|---|
| 478 | Points | 502 |
| 246 | Winners | 244 |
| 62 | Unforced Errors | 60 |
| 112 | Aces | 103 |
| 5 | Match points | 2 |
| 92 | Games won | 91 |
Timeline
All times in BST (GMT+1)
Tuesday 22 June, 2010
- 6:18 PM – Match begins
- 9:07 PM – Match suspended at 2 sets all
Wednesday 23 June, 2010
- 2:05 PM – Match resumes
- 5:45 PM – Match sets record for longest in history
- 9:13 PM – Match suspended a second time with the score tied at 59–59 in the 5th and deciding set.
Thursday 24 June 2010
- 3:40 PM – Match continued on court 18.[9]
- 4:48 PM – Match ended in favor of John Isner, who won the final set 70–68. The match lasted eleven hours and five minutes.
Line score
| 1 32 mins |
2 29 mins |
3 49 mins |
4 64 mins |
5 491 mins | |
 Nicolas Mahut (Q)
|
4 | 6 | 79 | 63 | 68 |
 John Isner (23)
|
6 | 3 | 67 | 77 | 70 |
Scoreboard failure
On the second day of play, the courtside scoreboard stood still at 47–47 and later went dark. IBM programmers said it was only programmed to go to 47–47 but would be fixed by the next day.[10] The on-line scoreboard at the official website lasted slightly longer: At 50–50 it was reset to 0–0. Users were asked to "please add 50 to the Isner/Mahut game score".[11]
References
- ^ ESPN, Garber column
- ^ "The longest game: Men's singles match breaks Wimbledon record by lasting almost TEN hours (and it'll carry on tomorrow)". Daily Mail. 23 June 2010. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
- ^ "Australian Open". ATP. 2003. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
- ^ Gray, David (26 June 1969). "Pancho wins the longest match". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
- ^ Garber, Greg (25 May 2004). "ESPN – Santoro wins the longest match – Tennis". ESPN. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
- ^ "Eaton edges Ward in marathon tie". BBC Sport. 25 February 2009. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
- ^ Newbery, Piers (23 June 2010). "Live – Wimbledon 2010". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
- ^ Monte Carlo Masters. "Ferrer, Davydenko Advance in Straight Sets". Monte Carlo Masters. Retrieved 2008-04-17.
- ^ http://www.wimbledon.org/en_GB/scores/schedule/index.html
- ^ John Martin (June 23, 2010). "Logistics Are Put to the Test at Wimbledon". The New York Times.
- ^ Michael Hurley (June 23, 2010). "John Isner and Nicolas Mahut Marathon Match Suspended for Darkness at Wimbledon". NESN.com. New England Sports Network.