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• Isner vs. Mahut – Records, Facts, Quotes, etc.

  2010-07-15 05:22:27
  

  As the tennis—and entire sports—world knows, John Isner beat Nicolas Mahut 6-4, 3-6, 6-7(7), 7-6(3), 70-68 at Wimbledon in the longest match in professional tennis history. They also won the ESPY award for Best Record-Breaking Performance of the past year. Let’s crunch some of the numbers and remember some of the quotes from the historic match.

   

  Records

   

  Time: 11 hours and 5 minutes

   

  Longest set: 8 hours and 11 minutes

   

  Most games in a set: 138

   

  Most games in a match: 183

   

  Most points in a match: 980

   

  Consecutive service games held: 168

   

  Most individual aces: Isner 113

   

  Most aces in a set: Isner 85

   

  Most combined aces: 216

   

  Facts
  
  - Despite the loss, Mahut won 24 more points than Isner (502 to 478)
  
  - Surely setting records in both winners hit and winner-to-error differential, Isner had 246 winners and 52 errors while Mahut had 244 winners and 39 errors
  
  - Mahut’s first break chance, which he converted, came at 0-1, 0-40 in the second set; he did not have another chance until 50-50, 15-40 and 30-40 in the fifth set
  
  - Isner had 14 break-point chances and converted two—one at 4-4, ad-out in the first set and the second on the final point of the match at 69-68, 30-40
  
  - It lasted three days and was suspended twice due to darkness—after the fourth set on Wednesday night, then at 59-59 in the fifth set on Thursday night
  
  Quotes

   

  “Really can’t belive the match that took place.” – Andy Roddick
  
  “I'm going to tell you guys this because he (Isner) probably wouldn't: his toes were just torched. I mean, they looked like deli meat. They're disgusting.” – Roddick, after bringing Isner a dinner buffet following the match.
  
  “John Isner is my hero.” – Bryan Brothers
  
  “16‑14 is nothing anymore.” – Thiemo De Bakker, who beat Isner in the second round after winning his own first-round match 16-14 in the fifth.
  
  “70‑68, I mean, it's pretty sick. When you're watching live score, you see the results. Then you see 70‑68. I think if people at home who didn't know it, watching it, I mean, they'll probably think it's a mistake or anything. It's unbelievable.” – De Bakker

   

  “It’s just very difficult to describe. This will never be matched again. It will never happen again unless they play next year maybe.” – Andy Murray
  
  “Was amazing match. Just congratulate both of players because they did something amazing. They make history.” – Rafael Nadal

   

  “I love this. This is unheard of in our game. I don't know if I was crying or laughing. I have almost no words anymore watching this. It was too much.” – Roger Federer
  
  “I think this is like a once‑in‑a‑lifetime thing. This is the first time this has happened in hundreds of years, clearly. Maybe it will take another couple hundred years to happen again.” – Serena Williams
  
  “They’ve created some crazy news around the world. Even for people that don't have any interest in tennis, I think they read about it and see it and think how amazing it is. It's wonderful for our sport.”  - Maria Sharapova
  
  “Nothing like this will ever happen again. Ever.” – Isner, after play was suspended at 59-59.

   

  “We played the greatest match ever in the greatest place to play tennis.” – Mahut
  
  “I really thought it was a dream.” – Isner

   

  “Do you have time?”  – Mahut, when asked how he would describe the match

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