As per media reports on Thursday morning, the record-breaking match between France’s Nicolas Mahut and American John Isner has gone on for 10 hours in two days and still isn’t finished The game was suspended with the players tied at 59-59 in the fifth set because of darkness. Nicolas Mahut (R) of France stands in front of the scoreboard during his first round match of Men’s singles against John Isner of the United States in the 2010 Wimbledon Championships in London, Britain, June 23, 2010. Tennis history was made at Wimbledon on Wednesday as Nicolas Mahut and John Isner shattered the record for the longest-ever match. The players came off court at 59-59 in the final set, having slugged it out for exactly 10 hours when play was suspended as they ran out of daylight. The previous longest tennis match took six hours and 33 minutes. Wimbledon Longest Tennis Record-Breaking Match is a post from: Daily World Buzz
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Wimbledon Longest Tennis Record-Breaking Match
