Isner - Mahut - Round 2

In another case of the sequel not being as good as the original, American John Isner and Frenchman Nicolas Mahut were not able to duplicate their epic Wimbeldon showdown from a year ago. Last year, in the longest match in tennis history, both in terms of time and number of games, Isner defeated Mahut 6-4, 3-6, 6-7, 7-6, 70-68. That's not a typo. The last set went 138 games. The match spanned 3 days and covered 11 hours and 5 minutes of play. It was an unbelievable display of effort on the part of both men, and you really hated to see either one lose at that point. Equally unbelievable was the fact that the two men were randomly drawn against one another in the first round of the tournament AGAIN this year. Isner once again was victorious, but this time around he pulled it off in straight sets, 7-6, 6-2, 7-6, in just 2 hours and 3 minutes.

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