Isner-Mahut historified
Wimbledon > Thursday, 24 June 2010 > Second round > Men’s Singles > Nicolas Mahut FRA vs John Isner USA (23) created history, a record which will remain etched in all the world’s record books unlikely to be ever broken. They played longest match in the history of tennis which lasted 3 days comprising of 11 hrs and 5 mts. The final match scoreboard roared 6–4, 3–6, 6–7(9-7), 7–6(7-3), 70–68 in favour of John Isner.
Nicolas Mahut and John Isner, pose for the cameras after the longest ever Grand Slam match. Pic Courtesy: © T. Hindley/Prosport, http://www.wimbledon.org
John Isner recently appeared in David Letterman’s Late Show to do a ‘Top 10 list’ on the thoughts that went through his mind while playing that historic match. It can’t get more hilarious than this, just read on.
- 10. “I’m exhausted”
- 9. “We’ve been playing so long, I’ve forgotten –am I Isner or Mahut?”
- 8. “Remember when i said I’m exhausted? That was 8 hours ago!”
- 7. “Wonder if I’ll be sore tomorrow.”
- 6. “I’m gonna lay back until 51-50 and then make my move.”
- 5. “I’m asleep
- 4. “Why couldn’t I have played Federer it would’ve been over in 15 minutes.”
- 3. “Cramp!”
- 2. “Honestly I don’t care if I win or lose—I just don’t wanna die.”
- 1. “Larry King has had marriages that didn’t last this long.”
Here’s the video. Enjoy!
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