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MissMillie

(38,519 posts) Fri Jul 13, 2018, 01:26 PM Jul 2018

There's quite the match being played on Centre Court

Isner v. Anderson. They're on serve in the 5th set. 12-13. Of course there's no 5th set tie breaker.

In 2010 Isner was.... well, read it for yourself:

"The Isner–Mahut match at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships holds the record for the longest tennis match both in time and games played. 11 h 05 Wimbledon 2010, 1st Round: John Isner def. Nicolas Mahut, 6–4, 3–6, 6–7, 7–6, 70–68 (3 days)."

(that's a Wikipedia source)