The American eventually prevailed, holding serve in the 137th game of the fifth set, and then broke Mahut in the 138th to prevail in the marathon match and progress to the second round. Isner and Mahut kept playing on June 24, serving over 100 aces each and holding serve for an incredible 168 consecutive games through the match. It was such an unexpected occurrence that the electronic scoreboard stopped working at 47-47 in the fifth set, as it had not been programmed to keep scores beyond that point. The players returned on the following day and began their long vigil in the fifth set, relentlessly holding their serves before play had to be suspended again due to no natural light, stretching the match to an unprecedented third day. Playing on court 18 on June 22, 2010, Isner and Mahut played four sets on the day when play was halted due to a lack of natural light. John Isner eventually won 6-4, 3-6, 6-7, 7-6, 70-68 in a match that lasted for 665 minutes (11 hours and 5 minutes), spread out over three days at the All England Club in London. The longest tennis match of all time was famously played between John Isner and Nicolas Mahut in the first round of the men’s singles at the 2010 Wimbledon.

John Isner vs Nicolas Mahut, 2010 Wimbledon With an average three-set tennis match lasting 90 minutes, tennis players are some of the fittest athletes in the world, and American John Isner and Frenchman Nicolas Mahut put on an exhibition of fitness, grit, and endurance at the 2010 Wimbledon. The length and breadth of a tennis court means that the players cover a lot of ground even in shorter, straight-forward matches. Described as one of the most physically intensive sports, tennis is quite often an engaging watch.

Wimbledon men's final score