WIMBLEDON, England (AP)—Even the scoreboard couldn't keep up. The electronic sign keeping track courtside as the points passed and the game totals rose went blank while 23rd-seeded John Isner of Tampa ...
WIMBLEDON, England – 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 ...
WIMBLEDON, England (AP)—The rematch of the longest match in tennis history certainly was a lot shorter. A year after needing 11 hours, 5 minutes spread over three days to finish a match that ended ...
Q: Do you think the record for the longest match set last Wimbledon by John Isner and Nicolas Mahut has a chance of ever being broken? Pete Sampras: There’s no way we’ll ever see a score like that ...
Epic doesn't even begin to cover it. You read the score correctly: 59-59. When the Wimbledon final had a 16-14 final set last year, that seemed like a marathon. In comparison, this match was like ...
The U.S. Open looks like the laggard among the Grand Slams these days because it has no roofed stadium to ensure that at least some tennis is played every day, and to top it off USTA officials ...
Take Tuesday off of work and then take Wednesday too. Set your DVRs to go over the allotted time by a few hours. And ensure your couch cushions are well fluffed and the house stocked with the staples.
John Isner of USA and Nicolas Mahut of France are setting Grand Slam history during their first round match at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships. Their duel has lasted 10 hours, making it the longest ...
PERTH, Australia (AP)—No marathon tennis match this time. John Isner defeated Nicolas Mahut 6-3, 7-6 (5) Monday at the Hopman Cup in the first rematch since their 11-hour epic at Wimbledon. Isner ...