3:35: Isner just hit an amazing passing shot to make it 15-15. An ace follows to make it 30-15 for Mahut. 3:32: ISNER HOLDS! 55-54, not a typo folks. I have been on the edge of my seat the whole ...

It wasn’t, when it started, an important tennis match: John Isner, the 23rd seed, was facing Frenchman Nicolas Mahut in the first round at Wimbledon on side court No. 18.

Factbox: John Isner v Nicolas Mahut - the records By Reuters June 23, 20103:06 PM PDTUpdated June 23, 2010 ...

11:21: Isner just barely missed a 0-30 lead with a passing shot down the line it was just out. Now, Mahut leads 30-15. 11:18: Isner holds. Note, the first two sets took less than an hour. 11:16: ...

Play was suspended just two games later, at 59 all, after Mahut said he was unable to see the ball. When Isner took off his shoes, they were full of blood. THURSDAY, JUNE 24 ...

John Isner and Nicolas Mahut rematch today in the first round at Wimbledon. While it seems unlikely, the odds of this pairing are no more unusual than others at Wimbledon.

Isner won 7-6 6-2 7-6 against Frenchman Mahut in a contest every bit as low-key as their 11-hour epic last year was dramatic.

Isner's 112 aces in the match, and Mahut's 103, both much higher than the old mark of 78. The combined 490 winners (Isner had more, 246-244) and only 91 unforced errors (Isner had more, 52-39).

Mahut's win-loss record against Isner is now 1-2. Even after their 2010 Wimbledon match, they had a rematch at the 2011 Hopman Cup.

The John Isner against Nicolas Mahut rematch inevitably failed to live up to last year's historic clash when American Isner needed only just over two hours to book his place in the Wimbledon ...

Longest match (games played): Mahut-Isner 183 games Previous records: Doubles: 122 - Stan Smith and Erik van Dillen (United States) v Patricio Cornejo and Jaime Fillol (Chile) - Davis Cup, 1973 ...