John Isner, Nicolas Mahut Barely Survive Record-Breaking Battle at Wimbledon

by abournenesn

Jun 24, 2010

John Isner, Nicolas Mahut Barely Survive Record-Breaking Battle at Wimbledon American John Isner and France’s Nicolas Mahut played for exactly 10 hours. In fact, they played for 7 hours, 6 minutes in the fifth set alone, enough to break the 2004 French Open full-match record of 6:33. But yet, as of Thursday morning, no winner was crowned.

The first-round match already had been suspended because of fading light Tuesday night after the fourth set. So it was up to the pair to find a winner on Wednesday, where they battled, and battled, and battled. And once again, night fell.

Clearly this Frenchman doesn’t have the quit bone in his body like his fellow countrymen who were recently in South Africa.

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John Isner, Nicolas Mahut Barely Survive Record-Breaking Battle at Wimbledon

Quote of the Day

“It’s easy for me to say that I’m ready, but I feel more ready than I
have in the last few years. I feel more mentally … I don’t
know if stable is the right word, but I feel more together. I feel like
I could handle it. But, you know, I’m happy being where I am, too. I’m
really happy to be where I’m at, but that’s the goal. Some guys have
been in Triple-A for 10 years, and I’ve been in it for six weeks. It’s
all been new. This level is challenging, so I’m happy with it.”
Lars Anderson referring to his climb through the minor leagues

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Some fans aren’t very confident heading into Thursday night’s game against the Rockies.

The only way to avoid the sweep is to pray for snow. Lots and lots of snow.”
–Dr. Who

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Ron Artest is soaking up that spotlight like a sponge.

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