Isner held a match point all the way back in the 20th game of the fifth set, when he was ahead 10-9 with Mahut serving. Mahut double-faulted twice to give Isner a break point and match point, but ...

In 2010, John Isner defeated Nicolas Mahut in a first-round match played over three days at Wimbledon. The match -- longest in pro-tennis history -- took 11 hours, 5 minutes and 183 games to ...

"Feel like a million bucks" John Isner Tweeted on Thursday hours before he was due back on Wimbledon's Court 18 for the third day running to resume a match against Nicolas Mahut already etched ...

But in the 183rd and final game, Mahut sailed a forehand long and netted a drop shot on consecutive points to fall behind 15-30. At 30-all, Isner hit a forehand winner for the first break-point chance ...

Isner held a match point all the way back in the 20th game of the fifth set, when he was ahead 10-9 with Mahut serving. Mahut double-faulted twice to give Isner a break point and match point, but ...

Isner hit 98 aces, Mahut 95 - both eclipsing the previous high for a match at any tournament, 78. And this cannot be emphasized enough: They are not finished. No one won.

John Isner and Nicolas Mahut played the longest tennis match on record at Wimbledon in 2010, competing for 11 hours, 5 minutes stretched across three days in the first round at the All England ...

The Isner-Mahut marathon is almost as long as the next two longest tennis matches combined. Here is the full top five, including another lengthy match with Isner at the All England Club: 1.