Isner finished with 112 aces and Mahut had 103, with both totals eclipsing the sport's previous high of 78. They combined to hold for 168 games in a row. "It stinks someone had to lose," Isner said.

We would not be totally out of line or off track therefore to conclude that service in tennis is rather important. In fact, ...

A year ago, Mahut served the first ball of the match at 6.13 p.m. local time on Tuesday June 22. The "never-ending match" finally reached its conclusion at 4.48 p.m. on Thursday June 24.

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 ...

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 ...

John Isner of the US, left, and France's Nicolas Mahut embrace after Isner won the first round match in the All England Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledon, Tuesday, June 21, 2011.

John Isner of Tampa, Fla., and Nicolas Mahut of France were tied at 59-59 in the fifth set at Wimbledon after exactly 10 hours of action when play was suspended because of darkness Wednesday night.