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John Isner
24 Jun 2010
When The Match That Would Not End finally did, at 70-68 in the fifth set, after a record 11 hours, 5 minutes spread over three days, the customary handshake between opponents simply would not suffice.
So when John Isner of the United States won the longest match in tennis history and went to the net to greet Nicolas Mahut of France, who — for lack of a better word — lost Thursday at Wimbledon, Isner pulled Mahut in for a hug.
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2010 Jun 22 6:13PM
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Wimbledon's Longest Tennis Match Begins Between Isner and Mahut
On Tuesday, the match began at 6:13 PM.
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2010 Jun 22 9:07PM
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Isner and Mahut Match Suspended after Fourth Set due to Fading Light
The first-round match already had been suspended because of fading light Tuesday night after the fourth set.
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2010 Jun 23 2:04PM
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Isner and Mahut Match Resumes at the Start of the Forth Set
On Wednesday, play resumed with the players square at the start of the fifth set at 2:04 PM
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2010 Jun 23 9:10PM
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Isner and Mahut Match Suspended due to Darkness, Tied 59-59
After 118 games on Wednesday with no breaks of serve in the fifth, play had to be suspended due to darkness again at: 9:10 PM, tied 59-59 in fifth-set games.
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2010 Jun 24 3:34PM
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Isner and Mahut Match Resumes, Tied at 59-59
Play is continuing for a third day on Thursday. Isner and Mahut split the first four sets Tuesday, before it became too dark to play. They began the fifth set Wednesday at 2:04 p.m., and ...
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2010 Jun 24 4:48PM
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Isner beats Mahut 70-68 in Wimbledon's Longest Tennis Match
When The Match That Would Not End finally did, at 70-68 in the fifth set, after a record 11 hours, 5 minutes spread over three days, the customary handshake between opponents simply would...
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2010 Jun 24 5:45PM
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Isner and Mahut Match Sets Record for The Longest Tennis Match
After resuming on Wednesday 23 at 2:05 pm, the record for longest match was broken at 5:45 pm.
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