marathon match News

marathon match News From AOL News

John Isner-Nicolas Mahut Wimbledon Match by the Numbers

Within moments after winning the longest match in tennis history, John Isner was reminded by a member of the All-England Club that he was scheduled to play a doubles match 30 minutes later. "That's kind of a mean joke right now. I don't want to think about that right now,"Isner said in the wake of a 6-4, 3-6, 7-6, 6-7,...

John Isner Wins Longest Tennis Match Ever Over Nicolas Mahut

John Isner finally defeated Nicolas Mahut in a first-round Wimbledon match that lasted 11 hours, five minutes and spanned the course of three days. It was the longest match in the history of Open Era tennis in terms of time, games played, and games played in a set. Isner took the lead 69-68 in the fifth set. Mahut was...

John Isner-Nicolas Mahut: Live-Tweeting From Wimbledon

WIMBLEDON, England -- FanHouse's Greg Couch is courtside for the third day of the epic John Isner-Nicolas Mahut match that was halted on Wednesday at 59-59 in the fifth set. The longest tennis match ever has picked up again on Thursday, and Couch, along with Hal Spivack, will be live-tweeting everything you need to know...

John Isner-Nicolas Mahut Match Live Updates

UPDATE: Hal's live updates can now be found HERE. John Isner and Nicolas Mahut are set to resume the longest tennis match in history on Thursday. Two days of play was not enough to find a result, and play was suspended Wednesday evening for darkness with the players all square at 6-4, 3-6, 6-7(7), 7-6(3), 59-59. Yes,...

Isner, Mahut Match at Wimbledon Will Be Remembered For Its Numbers

WIMBLEDON, England -- "Good spot here, kid. Come on. C'mon kid, you can do it. C'mon.'' Coach Craig Boynton was encouraging his player, John Isner, at Wimbledon Wednesday. Isner was serving to Nicolas Mahut in the deciding fifth set. It was 40-15. The score in games? Thirty-four all. That's right, 34-34 in the fifth...