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Indulgexpress on MSN.com · 1d

World Tennis Month: Story of the longest tennis match in history – John Isner vs Nicolas Mahut at Wimbledon 2010

On June 22, 2010, American John Isner and Frenchman Nicolas Mahut walked onto Court 18 at Wimbledon, expecting a typical first-round match. What unfolded was a bizarre, record-breaking showdown that stretched over three days, lasted an astonishing 11 hours and 5 minutes, and became a part of tennis history.
Icon for www.msn.comMSN · Sep 26, 2024

The 7 longest matches on the WTA Tour in 2024: Two four-hour matches in the space of a week

Dart looked set for a straight-set win as she was ... women’s top-level tennis since 2011. Sorribes Tormo’s second entry on this list in what is now the fourth-longest match in the Open ...
Icon for www.msn.comMSN · Sep 2, 2024

The 5 longest US Open men’s winning streaks: Roger Federer No 1 with 40 wins, John McEnroe 3rd

Here, we look at the five longest winning streaks at the US Open in men’s singles in the Open Era. Pete Sampras won 17 successive matches at the US Open between 1995 and 1997 and claimed two of ...
Icon for www.tennis.comTennis · Jun 24, 2010

Longest match ever finally ends with Isner victory

John Isner and Nicholas Mahut have completed the longest match in the history of tennis, with Isner winning 6-4, 3-6, 6-7(7), 7-6(3), 70-68 in 11 hours, 5 minutes. The tournament held a ceremony ...
Icon for www.tennis.comTennis · Jun 24, 2010

Isner wins fifth set 70-68 in longest match ever

WIMBLEDON, England (AP)—When John Isner finally won the longest match in tennis history ... the greatest place to play tennis,” Mahut said. “John deserved to win. He just served unbelievable.”
Yardbarker on MSN.com · 2d

Top 5 tennis matches of all time according to 'Served', Andy Roddick's podcast

In the latest episode of "Served", Andy Roddick and his colleagues reviewed the top 5 tennis matches of all time, as voted by their listeners. Here's the result of that list, along with highlights from the former world No.
Sportstar · 7d

Nicolas Mahut, who lost the longest match in tennis history, to retire at the end of season

Mahut, a former World No. 1 in men’s doubles, has not played doubles since Wimbledon last year due to injuries, while his last singles match came in 2021.
Icon for www.wtatennis.comWTA · Mar 14, 2025

Volynets saves match points in Charleston; wins longest match of the year

The match took 3 hours and 43 minutes, the longest match of 2024 thus far. Volynets saved two match points in the third-set tiebreak. Why not watch this next…
Icon for www.wtatennis.comWTA · 3d

Sorribes Tormo bests Azarenka in longest two-set match of year so far

In front of her home crowd, Sara Sorribes Tormo defeated a second seed in a row at the Mutua Madrid Open, upsetting No.23 seed Victoria Azarenka in the third round in 2 hours and 50 minutes -- the longest straight-sets match of 2024 so far. Why not watch ...
Icon for sports.yahoo.comYahoo! Sports · Mar 30, 2025

Heat match season’s longest winning streak, pound 76ers for fourth win in a row

with Saturday night’s 118-95 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers at Wells Fargo Center extending the winning streak to four, matching the longest of the season for Erik Spoelstra’s team.
Republic World · Apr 7, 2025

Rohan Bopanna Scripts History at Monte Carlo Masters, Becomes Oldest Player to Win Match at ATP 1000 Level

Rohan Bopanna is continuing to go strong on the ATP men's doubles tour and recently scripted history by winning his first-round match at the Monte Carlo Masters.
The Flat Hat · 12d

Tribe women’s tennis falls to Elon in first CAA loss since 2022

At 28 matches, the second-longest conference winning streak in William and Mary women’s tennis history has ended. Saturday, April 19, Tribe women’s tennis (13-5, 4-1 CAA) suffered its third straight defeat,