2010 Wimbledon Day 12- Tennis Now News 07/02/2010
Lauren Lynch reports the latest from the grass. There will be a final on Sunday between two warriors, Rafael Nadal and Tomas Berdych. Andy Murray had a very supportive crowd behind him including Prince Andrew and footballer, David Beckham and son, in the audience. Justine Henin has pulled out of the US Open due to an elbow injury leaving Kim Clijsters to entertain a record breaking crowd at the “Best of Belgium” exhibition. Serena Williams is preparing for the women’s Wimbledon singles final by kicking back and watching “Desperate Housewives.”
June 23rd 2010 Wimbledon Longest Tennis Match In History Isner Vs. Mahut Highlights ESPN P1
6/23/2010 – Wimbledon Longest Tennis Match In History John Isner Vs. Nicolas Mahut Highlights ESPN – Part 1/2. WIMBLEDON, England (AP)—The longest match in tennis history was suspended because of darkness at 59-59 in the fifth set at Wimbledon on Wednesday night. The first-round match between 23rd-seeded John Isner of Tampa, Fla., and qualifier Nicolas Mahut of France already had been suspended because of fading light Tuesday night after the fourth set. They have been playing each other for a total of exactly 10 hours—7 hours, 6 minutes in the fifth set alone, enough to break the full-match record of 6:33, set at the 2004 French Open. Never before in the history of Wimbledon, which first was contested in 1877, had any match—singles or doubles, men or women—lasted more than 112 games, a mark set in 1969. Isner and Mahut played more games than that in their fifth set, and still did not determine a victor, although the American came close: He had four match points—four chances to end things with one more point—but Mahut saved each one. Even a courtside electronic scoreboard couldn’t keep up, getting stuck at 47-47 when the score really had risen to 48-48, then eventually going dark entirely. Yet the pair played on. All the numbers were truly astounding: They played 881 points, 612 in the fifth set. Isner hit 98 aces, Mahut 95—both eclipsing the previous high for a match at any tournament, 78. And this cannot be emphasized enough: They are not finished. No one won. The match …
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