It wasn’t, when it started, an important tennis match. John Isner, the 23rd seed, was facing Frenchman Nicolas Mahut in the first round at Wimbledon, on sidecourt No. 18. Few people in the U.S ...
This year, the total match time was 2:03. Last year, Isner hit 113 aces, and Mahut 103. This year, each man finished with eight. Last year, the match featured twists and turns and required all ...
It wasn’t, when it started, an important tennis match: John Isner, the 23rd seed, was facing Frenchman Nicolas Mahut in the first round at Wimbledon on side court No. 18. Few people in the U.S ...
The electronic sign keeping track courtside as the points passed and the game totals rose went blank while 23rd-seeded John Isner of Tampa, Fla., and qualifier Nicolas Mahut of France played—and ...
To appreciate last year’s grueling match between John Isner and Nicolas Mahut, consider this historical perspective. The numbers border on the absurd. 183 games. 11 hours, 5 minutes of play ...
WIMBLEDON, England(AP) John Isner has won the longest tennis match on record by beating Nicolas Mahut 70-68 in the final set at Wimbledon. Picking up at 59-59 in the fifth set Thursday ...
WIMBLEDON, England(AP) John Isner of the United States and Nicolas Mahut of France are still deadlocked in the longest tennis match on record. Picking up at 59-59 in the fifth set, the match ...
The first round match between John Isner and Nicholas Mahut at Wimbledon stands at 6-4, 3-6, 6-7 (7), 7-6 (3), 59-59 (yes) after being suspended overnight for darkness for a second day.
Walking around the offices and cubicles here on the afternoon of the John Isner-Nicolas Mahut match, I saw everyone, edit staff, sales staff, marketing staff, online staff, magazine staff ...
NEWPORT, R.I. (AP)—Top-seeded John Isner and Nicolas Mahut are forever linked with the longest match in tennis history. On Tuesday, they both wasted little time in winning opening-round matches ...
“This is weird. Because for me, it’s still painful and disappointing.” Mahut and John Isner captivated the sports world when their first-round match at Wimbledon lasted a record 11 ...
And still there was no winner. John Isner of Tampa, Fla., and Nicolas Mahut of France were tied at 59-59 in the fifth set at Wimbledon after exactly 10 hours of action when play was suspended ...