In the 1st round, Tree and Mahut have been playedthe longest professional match ever in tennis history (6-4 3-6 7-6 [7] 6-7 [3] 70-68), stretching out over 3 days, clocking in at 11 hours and 5 minutes for a total of 183 games. Sadly, it had to end. Tree finally broke Mahut's serve, hitting two consecutive passing shots winners from 30-all to secure the match.
This match shattered a number of records. The first 4 sets took a mere 174 minutes (2 hours 54 minutes). They began playing the unimaginable fifth set on the second day, as Wimbledon does not allow tiebreakers to determine the winner. The match time exceeded Hawaii Ironman men's course record (8 hours, 4 min). The fifth set alone (8 hours and 11 minutes) lasted longer than the Borg vs. McEnroe Wimbledon final of 1980.
- The longest professional match ever played (11 hours and five minutes; the eight-hour fifth set alone ran longer than the previous mark of 6 hours, 33 minutes set by Clement and Santoro at the 2004 French Open).
- The longest set ever played (70-68, with the previous mark being a puny 25-23 when John Newcombe beat Marty Reissen 4-6 6-3 6-4 25-23 in the 1969 US Open).
- The most games ever played (183). This is well ahead of the previous record of 122 games in doubles (1973 Davis Cup tie between the US and Chile: Stan Smith and Erik Van Dillen beat Patricio Cornejo and Jaime Fillol, 7–9, 37–39, 8–6, 6–1, 6–3) and 112 games in singles (Pancho Gonzalez v. Charlie Pasarell at 1969 Wimbledon
- The most points ever played (881), winners ever hit (490) and longest scorecard ever printed (eight pages). (No one has checked these, exactly, but it's a pretty sure thing.)
- The most aces ever hit (Isner's 113 and Mahut's 103 both beat the previous record of 78 set by Dr. Ivo in a Davis Cup tie in 2009 against the Worm).
The only match that this hasn't exceeded is an amateur one in the Guinness Book of World Records: in Nov 2008, Bolter v Rostan in USA lasted 31hrs, 35mins, 30secs!
The match stats were:
Mahut (FRA)
Isner (USA)
Unforced Errors
60
62
Winners
244
246
1st Serve %
67 %
74 %
Aces
103
112
Double Faults
21
10
1st Serve % Pts Won
284 of 328 = 87 %
292 of 361 = 81 %
2nd Serve % Pts Won
101 of 161 = 63 %
82 of 130 = 63 %
Break Points Won
1 of 3 = 33 %
2 of 14 = 14 %
Net Approaches
111 of 155 = 72 %
97 of 144 = 67 %
Total Receiving Points Won
117 of 501 = 23 %
104 of 510 = 20 %
Total Service Points Won
406 of 510 = 80 %
384 of 501 = 77 %
Total Points Won
502
478
Fastest Serve Speed
128 MPH
143 MPH
Avg 1st Serve Speed
118 MPH
123 MPH
Avg 2nd Serve Speed
101 MPH
112 MPH
Oh, BTW, props go out to Mohammed Lahyani the umpire for staying out there the whole time.
Now for some epic tweets:
@JamesLaRosa Isner/Mahut could kick Chuck Norris's ass
@TomPerrotta Federer on Isner-Mahut: "I don't know if I was crying or laughing, it's too much."
@andy_murray: This is why tennis is one of the toughest sports in the world, this will never ever be matched again
@Emma_Golding John McEnroe, regarding the match: "I'm very proud to be a tennis player right now." Damn straight.
@SvetlanaK27 can u imagine thay play this match untill the end of wimbledone???lolo never will finish
A TV interview was done at the end of the 2nd day and both players were complimentary of each other:
Isner: "Nothing like this will ever happen again, ever."
Mahut: "He's just a champ."
When it was all done:
Mahut: "We played the greatest match ever in the greatest place to play tennis"
Isner: "The guy's an absolute warrior. To be able to share this day with him was an absolute honor."
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