Isner-Mahut Made History

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The world just witnessed history made on Court 18 at Wimbledon as the American John Isner (seeded 23rd) defeats the Frenchman Nicolas Mahut in what is dubbed as the 'greatest tennis match' ever. I initially did not follow this match and I doubt it was even shown on TV but after the second day, it is clear that this is the game to watch. These two players were in the spotlight and I even forgot Djokovic, Federer and Nadal at one point. It's all about Isner and Mahut. This match was one that was not to be missed.

The match ended and Isner emerged the winner, much to the disappointment of Mahut. But to many, they are both winners. They stood by and never gave up. They gave it all and it's hard to imagine this is just the first round at Wimbledon.

John Isner in action (photo courtesy of ATP World Tour)

The match lasted 11 hours and 5 mins which was played for three days. The final set itself went on for more than 8 hours. Here's the final score taken from tennistalk.com


Isner reacts to his epic win (photo courtesy of ATP World Tour)

Not only did the match breaks the time record, several other records were either set or broken, including Isner's 112 aces, which is followed by Mahut's 103 from the same match. Previous ace leader was Ivo Karlovic with 78. I'm not surprised. With this much time in hand, aces are bound to come their way.

Isner, Mahut and the umpire before the start of the match
(photo courtesy of ATP World Tour)

I really hope that there will not be another match like this because this is just too painful for the losing player to digest. But I hope for the sake of this match that Isner will go deep into the tournament and make it to the second week.

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