Kevin Anderson defeated John Isner in the second longest Wimbledon match to book a place in the Final on Sunday. The South African won the five set thriller 7-6 (8-6) 6-7 (5-7) 6-7 (9-11) 6-4 26-24 against the American. Facebook. Neither John Isner nor Nicolas Mahut expected to be involved in the longest tennis match in history when they kicked off their 2010 Wimbledon Championships runs. The contest lasted for a mammoth 11 hours and five minutes which was spread out over three days, after 183 games, 216 aces, 980 points and a fifth set, the longest game in Wimbledon history was finally over. John Isner beat Nicolas Mahut (France) 6-4 3-6 6-7(7) 7-6(3) 70-68 - 11hrs 5 mins (record for longest match ⦠Isner was involved in the longest match in Wimbledon history in 2010, beating Nicolas Mahut 70-68 in the final set. Sections of this page. Meeting in the first round of play at the grand slam, Isner ⦠Isner-Anderson epic: 2nd-longest match in Wimbledon history. Sign Up. And while the match finished far short of the 3-day John Isner-Nicolas Mahut 11:05 2010 Wimbledon epic, it ranks as the longest Davis Cup singles match ever. Press alt + / to open this menu. Most of what I know of Wimbledon 2012 before today had been what I've seen on Twitter. Accessibility Help. In the Wimbledon semifinals on Friday, Kevin Anderson defeated John Isner 7-6 (6), 6-7 (5), 6-7 (9), 6-4, 26-24 in the second-longest Grand Slam match in history⦠John Isner found himself involved in another record-breaking Wimbledon epic as his men's semi-final with Kevin Anderson became the second-longest singles match in Wimbledon history. John Isner and Nicolas Mahut competed at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships. Tennis World takes a look at the top 5 longest matches in the history of sport. Of course, that is some way off the Wimbledon encounter between John Isner and Nicolas Mahut in 2010 - the longest tennis match ever, which took 11 ⦠The longest tennis match was a match to select who would win the first round of 2010âs Wimbledon championship. Second longest match in Wimbledon history This is me on Court 1 during a tour of Wimbledon in 2008. It's the second-longest singles match in tournament history, by time. He will face either Rafael Nadal or Novak Djokovic in the finals. Isner set his own record during the tournament hitting a total of 112 aces throughout the course of the match. The Wimbledon ⦠See more of Wimbledon on Facebook. The record is the 11 hours, 5 minutes for John Isner 's 70-68 fifth-set ⦠The Wimbledon championshipâs committee started this longest tennis match at 17:13 UTC June 22 but because of lightning problem, the game was paused and resume on ⦠Their match would become the longest tennis match in history. Forgot ⦠Create New Account. Marin Cilic beat Sam Querrey in five hours 31 minutes, the second longest match in Wimbledon history. The longest ever match in the history of the sport was played over three days in 2010âs first round. Log In. It was the second-longest match in Wimbledon history and longest one-day match in Wimbledon history. 5. or. The Isner-Anderson match was the second longest Grand Slam match of all-time Advertisement 8 years ago at Wimbledon, John Isner and Nicolas Mahut played the longest ever tennis match in history. âIt took me a long time to get over that loss,â Pasarell told ATPTour.com, 50 years on. Jump to. As Gonzales left the court, Pasarell was devastated. LONDON - Marin Cilic beat Sam Querrey in an epic encounter on Saturday that lasted five hours and 31 minutes, breaking the record for the second-longest match in Wimbledon history. Getty Images . WIMBLEDON, England â Sam Querrey lost the second-longest singles match in Wimbledon history Saturday, lost it in the third round to ⦠September 28, 2020 admin Garros, Giustino, history, longest, match, Roland, wins 1. Email or Phone: Password: Forgot account? The match was the second-longest in the tennis championship's history and the longest ever semi-final. Leave a comment Croatian tennis player Marin Cilic defeated American Sam Querrey on Saturday in a match which lasted a mammoth 5 hours and 31 minutes, making it the second-longest match ever at Wimbledon. Officially And counting... #Wimbledon . "I have said all along 12-all is good," he told BBC Radio 5 live's Sportsweek. Marin Cilic beat Sam Querrey in an epic encounter that lasted five hours and 31 minutes, breaking the record for the second-longest match in Wimbledon history. No one knew at that moment that this match become the longest tennis match in history. That's pretty typical of me; Twitter and sports go together like peanut butter and jelly for me, and I'm sure I'm not alone. The Isner-Anderson match was the second longest Grand Slam match of all-time Advertisement #4 Wimbledon 2006 - Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor def. LONDONâJohn Isner already had won the longest match in Wimbledon â and tennis â history. Novak Djokovic eventually battled past Rafael Nadal in their epic semi-final 6-4 3-6 7-6 3-6 10-8 - the second longest in Wimbledon history on its second day. And now heâs lost the second-longest one ever played at the All England Club. History was made. 1 - First round, 2010. Isner-Anderson Epic Becomes Second-Longest Match In Wimbledon History. Marin Cilic beat Sam Querrey in an epic encounter on Saturday that lasted five hours and 31 minutes, breaking the record for the second-longest match in Wimbledon history⦠July 13, 2018 20:01 One of the men involved in Wimbledon's longest singles match was at ⦠It was 19 games more than Wimbledonâs previous longest singles match on 25 June 1953, which saw Jaroslav Drobny beat Budge Patty 8-6, 16-18, 3-6, 8-6, 12-10 over four hours and 15 minutes. As Isner served for a 16-15 lead, the match became the second-longest Wimbledon singles clash at just over five and a half hours. Marin Cilic triumphed in the second longest match in Wimbledon history as he saw off Sam Querrey to set up a potential fourth-round tie against Andy Murray. In 2010, John Isner and Nicolas Mahut played the longest match in tennis history at Wimbledon. Cilic, 23, finally won the third-round match 7-6 (8-6) 6 ⦠Kevin Anderson won the longest semi-final in Wimbledon history (since 1877) against American John Isner at The Championships on Friday to reach his second Grand Slam final (also 2017 US Open).. Eighth seed Anderson became the first South African man to reach the Wimbledon final since Brian Norton* in 1921, after a 7-6(6), 6-7(5), 6-7(9), 6-4, 26-24 victory â the 300th tour ⦠- Sponsored - It was a high voltage match that could have gone the other way quite easily. Below are the five longest Wimbledonâs singles matches. Simon Aspelin and Todd Perry - 6 hours 9 minutes History was made. See more of Wimbledon on Facebook. Log In. The longest match in Wimbledon history (and tennis history) started Tuesday, June 22 and ended Thursday, June 24 at Wimbledon in 2010. 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