WIMBLEDON, England (AP)—The rematch of the longest match in tennis history certainly was a lot shorter. A year after needing 11 hours, 5 minutes spread over three days to finish a match that ended ...

1910 — James Braid wins his fifth British Open with a four-stroke victory over Sandy Herd. 1911 — John McDermott becomes the first American-born winner of the U.S. Open when he beats Michael Brady and ...

The electronic sign keeping track courtside as the points passed and the game totals rose went blank while 23rd-seeded John Isner of Tampa, Fla., and qualifier Nicolas Mahut of France played—and ...

WIMBLEDON, England – When The Match That Would Not End finally did, at 70-68 in the fifth set, after a record 11 hours, 5 minutes spread over three days, the customary handshake between opponents ...

Well, that was short. And what a break for everyone concerned - including the loser. Neither John Isner nor Nicolas Mahut wanted anything that even remotely resembled the three-day marathon they ...

June 23 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1901, Pablo Picasso's artwork had its first exhibition in Paris. In 1908, former president Grover Cleveland died in Princeton, N.J., at the age of 71. In ...

You should’ve known we were in for a marathon match when you saw American John Isner’s name opposite South African Kevin Anderson in a Wimbledon men’s semifinal between top-10 players. Isner won the ...

WIMBLEDON, England — When John Isner finally won the longest match in tennis history, he collapsed on the Wimbledon grass and then summoned one last burst of energy, springing to his feet to give his ...