John Isner finally broke Nicolas Mahut in their epic first-round Wimbledon encounter to end the longest match in history at 11 hours, 5 minutes. Nick Bollettieri takes a look at the key components ...

John Isner and Nicholas Mahut have completed the longest match in the history of tennis, with Isner winning 6-4, 3-6, 6-7(7), 7-6(3), 70-68 in 11 hours, 5 minutes. The tournament held a ceremony ...

PERTH, Australia (AP) No marathon tennis match this time. John Isner needed just 90 minutes to beat Nicolas Mahut 6-3, 7-6 (5) at the Hopman Cup in their first rematch since their 11-hour epic at ...

NEWPORT, R.I. (AP)—Top-seeded John Isner and Nicolas Mahut are forever linked with the longest match in tennis history. On Tuesday, they both wasted little time in winning opening-round matches ...

Isner and Mahut have played more games than that in their fifth set, without a victor, although the American came close: He had four match points but Mahut saved each one. “He’s serving fantastic.

On the early evening of June 22, 2010, American tennis star John Isner began a grueling Wimbledon match against Frenchman Nicolas Mahut that would become the longest in the sports ...

In the first round at Wimbledon a year ago, Isner beat Mahut 70-68 in the fifth set of a match that lasted 11 hours, 5 minutes spread over three days. It twice was suspended by darkness.