太了不起了！實在太瘋狂了！太強了！太厲害了！真不知道要怎麼來形容這場球賽。兩位本來可以說是默默無名的選手，美國的約翰‧伊斯納 (John Isner)與法國的尼古拉‧馬悟(Nicolas Mahut)這場比賽破了所有網球的統計記錄。
由於StarSports的轉播，看了第三天的賽事，從第五盤59:59 (games) 開始。這兩人風格相似：強勁發球－上網。在 Bjorn Borg v. John McEnroe, Roger Federer v. Rafael Nadal 之後 John Inser v. Nicolas Mahut 也成了溫布敦的經典對決！
Isner finally triumphs in longest-ever match
Thursday, 24 June 2010
John Isner celebrates beating Nicolas Mahut at last in one of Wimbledon's all time greatest matches.
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Court 18
Gentlemen's Singles - 1st Round
Nicolas Mahut 4 6 7 6 68
vs
23 John Isner 6 3 6 7 70
After 11 hours and five absorbing minutes on court, John Isner wrote his name into the record books as the winner of the sport's longest ever battle when the giant American finally clinched the epic three-day, 183-game thriller 6-4, 3-6, 6-7 (7-9), 7-6 (7-3), 70-68.
After the two men resumed on Thursday at 59-59 in the fifth set with exactly 10 hours on the clock, the conclusion came an hour and five minutes into the third day when Isner threaded a backhand pass up the line. The final shot of the match handed the 23rd seed what had proved an elusive break of serve that finally brought to an end an eight-hour, 11-minute final set.
The last break of serve had come two days earlier when Mahut had taken Isner's serve in the first game of the second set early on Tuesday afternoon. That meant the two gladiators had held serve for an astounding 169 games before Isner collapsed to the turf after converting his fifth match point.
As the two men embraced after the final, 980th point of the match fans, media and players rose as one to applaud their heroic effort.
For the record, the match eclipsed the previous longest - a 2004 French Open duel between Frenchmen Fabrice Santoro and Arnaud Clement - by a massive four hours and 32 minutes. The combined ace tally stood at 215, with Isner hammering down 112, just nine more than his opponent on 103.
Players and Umpire pose for the cameras after the longest ever Grand Slam match.
As the crowd waited for part three of this absorbing battle, there was a buzz of anticipation in the air. All those involved were ready. Swedish umpire Mohamed Lahyani was back refreshed, as were John McEnroe and Tracy Austin, both courtside to witness the drama. Even the scoreboard was in better shape, patched up and back in working order after conking out at 50-all on Wednesday night.
The first key moment came after only a couple of minutes as Isner delivered his 100th ace on his way to holding for 60-59. Fifteen minutes later Mahut matched the statistic as he held to bring the scores back to 62-62.
The match clock ticked over the 11-hour mark just as Isner made it 69-68, and in the next game the match was decided. A miscued drop shot from the Frenchman left him at 15-30, and although a brilliant serve and volley point made it 30-all, the end was near.
An Isner forehand pass took him to 40-30 and his fifth match point, and a laser-like backhand that left the Frenchman rooted to the spot brought down the final curtain.
Isner's reward is a second round meeting with Dutchman Thiemo De Bakker, himself the winner of a marathon first match when he beat Colombia's Santiago Giraldo 16-14 in the deciding set. Perhaps they should be made to play best of three sets.
Vital statisticsMatch duration: 11 hours, five minutes
Fifth set duration: Eight hours, 11 minutes
Total number of games: 183
Fifth set number of games: 138
Total number of points: 980
Isner aces: 112
Mahut aces: 103
Combined aces: 215
Isner winners: 246
Mahut winners: 244
http://www.wimbledon.org/en_GB/news/match_reports/2010-06-24/201006241277372652221.html
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