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8 years ago at Wimbledon, John Isner and Nicolas Mahut played the longest ever tennis match in history.
The match went on for three days and took place over 11 hours and 5 minutes with Isner coming out victorious 70-68 in the final set.
The final score read: John Isner def. Nicolas Mahut 6–4, 3–6, 6–7(7–9), 7–6(7–3), 70–68
Apart from US Open, none of the other three Grand Slams have a final set tie-break, hence the match keeps going on until one of the players has a two-game lead in the final set.
John Isner and Kevin Anderson played out the second longest Grand Slam match of all-time, with their match ending in 6 hours and minutes, with coming out on top
Let's take a look at the 5 longest Grand Slam matches in history
#5 Novak Djokovic vs Rafael Nadal, Australian Open 2012 Final - 5 hours and 53 minutes
This match went down as one of the best matches in history with regards to the quality of tennis between both the players.
In the end, it was Novak Djokovic who came out on top in 5 hours and 53 minutes to win his third Australian Open title.
Interestingly, the match had only one tie-break - in the fourth set, however, due to the style of tennis of both the players, the match went on for hours, ending well past midnight.
Both the players were so tired after the final during the post-match presentation that they were given chairs to sit on. The Spaniard Nadal was up a break in the final set but Djokovic clawed his way back to level the score at 4-4. He broke Nadal in the 5-5 and then served out the match to win the final set 7-5.
Result: Novak Djokovic def. Rafael Nadal 5–7, 6–4, 6–2, 6–7(5–7), 7–5.
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#4 Wimbledon 2006 - Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor def. Simon Aspelin and Todd Perry - 6 hours 9 minutes
Till-date, this is the longest doubles Grand Slam match in history. Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor came out on top in a riveting encounter against Simon Aspelin and Todd Perry in six hours and nine minutes in a match which lasted over two days.
Knowles and Nestor found themselves 2 sets to one down, however, they clawed their way back into the match by winning the fourth set 6-3. The final set went on serve right until the very end.
Result: Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor def. Simon Aspelin and Todd Perry 5–7, 6-3, 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 23–21 - 6 hours and 9 minutes
#3 French Open 2004, 1st Round: Fabrice Santoro def. Arnaud Clément - 6 hours 33 minutes
It was an all-French encounter in the first round of the French Open in 2004 with the talented Fabrice Santoro taking on Arnaud Clement.
Both the Frenchmen, with a vociferous crowd behind them, played out one of the most thrilling matches of all-time on clay.
In the end, it was the talented shot-maker Santoro who came out on top in a little over six and a half hours.
Result: Fabrice Santoro def. Arnaud Clement 6–4, 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 3–6, 16–14
#2 Wimbledon 2018 Semifinal- Kevin Anderson def. John Isner - 6 hours 35 minutes
John Isner and Kevin Anderson played out the longest ever semi-final in Grand Slam history, with coming out on top in an enthralling encounter which lasted 6 hours and 35 minutes.
Isner has been a part of a number of long encounters over the years and this was just another to add to his kitty.
Both the players did not break each other's serve in the first two sets. In the third set, they exchanged one break each with Isner coming out victorious in the tie-break. However, Anderson fought back to win the 4th set.
The 5th set did not see a single break of serve until the 50th game, with Anderson breaking Isner's serve.
Result: Kevin Anderson def. John Isner 7-6, 6-7, 6-7, 6-4, 26-24
#1 John Isner def. Nicolas Mahut, Wimbledon 1st Round, 2010 - 11 hours 5 minutes
Eight years before John Isner took on Kevin Anderson, he took on Nicolas Mahut in what, till-date is the longest ever match in tennis history.
The match spanned over three days and 11 hours with Isner coming out on top. Both the players posed for a photograph with the scoreboard once the match was concluded.
Isner held his nerve at the end to break Mahut's serve and win the match on a day when the 2nd round matches had already begun.
It is difficult to imagine any match breaking this record for a very long time.
Result: John Isner def. Nicolas Mahut 6–4, 3–6, 6–7(7–9), 7–6(7–3), 70–68
