They seem to be getting stronger as the match progresses too,LOL

I don't know...Isner didn't look like he was feeling very spiffy there at the end. He's going to have a hard time tomorrow, I think.

Mahut looked pretty good, considering.

Isnt it proved yet that " EQUAL PRIZE MONEY FOR MEN AND WOMEN IS RIDICULOUSLY UNFAIR?????!!!"

guys what was teh previous record?? of most games played in the 5th set??

glad they suspended it. was seriously worried for isner towards the end. even my boyfriend (who has been saying for weeks how rubbish tennis is and how the world cup is so much better) was watching it rather than the football and said isner looked like he was about to collapse

really, really looking forward to the resumption of it tomorrow :D

roddick-El was the longest 21-19 ... not even close..lol

@Sib69.......no offense to your boyfriend, but which world cup is your boyfriend talking about?..........................not WC 2010?!!!!!!!!!!!.......impossible!!!

Monalysa - haha, i know. wc 2010 hasn't been nowhere near as interesting as wimbledon has. and we're only on the 3rd day!

Roger Federer gushes about The Amazing Match:

http://www.wimbledon.org/en_GB/news/interviews/2010-06-23/20 1006231277324597365.html


sib69, actually last day with england's fate hanging in the balance and the tightest group playing, it was a tense day at wc..

Records they have broken


- THE records broken so far in the match between John Isner and Nicolas Mahut, according to the International Tennis Federation.

- Most number of games in a match: 168. Previous record was 112 between Pancho Gonzales and Charlie Pasarell at Wimbledon in 1969.

- Longest match: 10 hours. Previous record was 6hrs, 33mins between Fabrice Santoro and Arnaud Clement at the French Open in 2004.

- Longest fifth set: 118 games. Previous record was 40 games between Andy Roddick and Younes El Aynaoui at the Australian Open in 2003.

- Longest set in a grand slam: 118 games. Previous record was 48 games between John Newcombe and Marty Reissen at the US Open in 1969.

- Most aces by a player in a match: 98 by Isner. Previous record was78 by Ivo Karlovic in 2009, meaning Mahut (95) has also broken the record.

- Most combined aces in a match: 193. Previous record was 96 between Karlovic (78) and Radek Stepanek (28) in 2009.

- Most number of aces by one player in a match at Wimbledon: 98 by Isner. Previous record was 51 by Ivo Karlovic at Wimbledon in 2005.



- Most Winners in a tennis match.
- Most number of aces in a single set by a player.




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Just to put things in perspective, the last set ALONE breaks every record by itself! :)

The LAST SET ALONE clocking at at SEVEN Hours and Six Minutes and a mind boggling 118 Games comfortably beats the longest games in terms of time and games at SIX Hrs, 33 mins between Fabrice Santoro and Arnaud Clement & 112 Games between Pancho Gonzales and Charlie Pasarel. Even in terms of aces, forget the 98 aces, Isner beats the previous best of 56 aces in the legendary last set itsef.

One more thing, the only record that the last set alone has yet to beat is the previous longest game in any form of tennis, a 122-game 1973 Davis Cup doubles match. And that too is just 6 games away. This Last Set is one hell of an animal I say!!

Bows & Applause!

Excellent post FitG. It was indeed impressive.

forget federer and nadal - the trophy should go to the winner of this match. poor souls, 10 hrs and its still not done!

Prediction for tomorrow: Pain ... and for the day after ... and the day after that ... and the day after that ...

So, here is a list of all the records that were made today (all these records happened even after considering records made in doubles, among men's and women's tennis in its 130 years of history of professional tennis. Many newspapers give different records because they do not consider several records during pre-open era.)..

1) longest match ever by time, with the match lasting 10 hrs+
2) longest match ever in terms of games, 167 games so far
3) longest ever set, with the 5th set lasting 7 hrs 6 mins. longest set in terms of games as well.118
4) most aces by a single player in a match- 98 by isner
5) most aces by a single player in a set- 70 by isner
6) 2nd most aces by a single player in a match-94 by mahut
7) 2nd most aces by a single player in a set- 26 by mahut
8) maximum aces in a match combined- 192 aces together
9) maximum winners in a single match ever
10)maximum points played in single match ever

P.S. of course some records are automatically made when the above records are made..
like that of longest mach at wimbledon, longest match at a grandslam etc..

TRIVIA
1) first time ever the number 50 is shown on a tennis scoreboard
2) longest time two men have played with an unchanged shirt or without a toilet break!! :P

This is what happens when you get a yankie that can really serve mixed with someone who speaks fluent in French. If you guys remember Younes El Aynoui speaks perfect French and Rod is just self-explanatory.

Just think about the value for money in that match, i'm sure they'd all be sound asleep now!!!

It was a match of great heart and some drama but not great tennis. Both have amazing serves but neither is very good at returning serve. It was happenstance they met and all these records fell. If someone like Rafa or Hewitt or Andy had been playing the match would've been a tad shorter I fancy.

Deuce: As so often I second your thoughts. The drama was all in the fascination of who would blink first: in the early stages the tennis itself was monotonous. The whole tennis world was drawn in by the spectacle of these two facing each other down and as the hours ticked by one marvelled at how they could still pound down 200km serves and hit ace after ace. It was almost as though they had both switched onto auto-pilot when they served.

Towards the end it was agonising to watch the pain etched on Isner's face and just as one was fully expecting him to be stretchered off the court, eh voilà he ran down a ball for another winner.

Unbelievable.

As for Mamut. Words fail me. At 29 some would say this is the twilight of his career but as McEnroe pointed out, on court he looked as though he had just played a couple of sets.

Clayking: I am sure there were some more records set. Looking at the 5th set stats the ratio of winners to unforced errors struck me as extraordinary
Mahut 227/33
Isner 239/28

And only 16 total points won separated them
312 Mahut 296 Isner

Whoever wins this match will possibly meet Rafa in the 4th round and I shudder at the thought of another long drawn out match going into the quarters. But as Rafa would say- one match at a time!

Vamos Rafa! Ooops, wrong thread. :-)

ed good morning! Yes, we often second guess each other, very comforting say I when, so often on blogs, punters are at each other's throats!
phoenix: whole point of ed's and my post, with Rafa playing the match would've ended far sooner. Have faith!

thanks deuce. sometimes, i got the feeling that atr is playing tricks with my head. :-)

btw, Ricky predicted Mahut to win this match and in 5 sets. he was right with the number of sets, will he be with the winner? i go with Isner though.

phoenix, the winner still has to get past De Bakker first, in the second round, and then possibly Youzhny in the third round. Do you think this person can get past De Bakker and then Youzhny to meet Rafa in the fourth round?

Spotted on Eurosport news page:

'Isner could have flown home to Florida in the time it took them to contest the 118 games so far in the final set.'