Last night (tuesday), Josh Isner (USA) and Nicolas Muhut (FRA) started their first round singles match and at around 2pm today (wednesday), entered the 5th and final set of a tense match with the score at 4-6, 6-3, 7-6, 6-7. There had only been 2 breaks of serve so far and when the game reached 6-6, there are no tie-breaks in the 5th set, so they continued until one player went 2 games clear.
Some amazing serving saw play suspended with the score 59-59 in the Final set with no breaks of serve. Some of the records set by the match are:
- Most aces (Mahut 95, Isner 98)
- Longest Match (10 hours and counting)
- Total games in a final set at Wimbledon (previous record 24-22)
Both players were given a standing ovation at 50-50 and then another as they left the court after Mahut claimed he could no longer see the ball clearly. 6ft 9" Isner was clearly shattered however Mahut, ranked 148, looked suprisingly fresh even after 100 games had been played.
The men have now played more games in this set than Serena Williams played in the whole tournament last year when she won the Ladies Singles. After the game, Isner said 'He's serving fantastic, I'm serving fantastic. Nothing like this will ever happen again'.The game is set to continue tomorrow on Court 18 but with both players serving so well, could well go on for much longer
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