I am absolutely lost for words on this one. The feat is remarkable just as is but the fact that I am an avid tennisfan and -player myself makes this even more astounding from my personal point of view. 10 hours, ONE match ?? 7 hours straight in one day ?? And the statistics alone are just insane...for example
Isner and Mahut have played a total of 163 games so far. It took Rafael Nadal 169 to win the entire French Open in 2008. The fifth set alone has lasted longer than any tennis match ever played. They have served a combined total of 192 aces (94 and 98 respectively). The previous record for most aces was a "mere" 77 by Ivo Karlovic. Both have hit way over 200 winners each, Mahut has 20 double faults, which is quite remarkable given the lenght of the match. Isner has 9.....yeah...
But then to top all that, the level of play has remained on a level that can only be described as phenomenal. They are still hitting first serves in the 120's, Isner looked as if he will collapse any moment now and yet he kept ripping forehand winners at will. And Mahut......his personal trainer has to be the most sought after guy after this tournament, because the Frenchman looked as if he was just warming up. There has been *TWO* breaks of serve....just....two....Isner has held 4 match points, last of them came at the lat game 58-59...Mahut replied with an ace. Incredible. And some people still tend to think tennis is for pussies and not a sport for real athletes....yeah well.....I would pay money to hear say that now. I especially loved John McEnroe's comments and comparisons to soccer: "They play for what, 90 minutes, MAYBE 15+15 overtime and then they have a shootout !! There are 22 of them !! And they have substitutes!!"
And even moreso JohnnyMacs wished all the best for the French national football team with the kind words "Take a look at Mahut and now take a look at what you have done for your country over the past five days"
I am absolutely overwhelmed by all this and it will take some time to sink in, as a whole what these two players...no...gladiators have achieved. And most importantly....it's not even over yet. After 10 hours they can't find a difference of 2 games between each other. After 10 hours they stil have to keep playing. After 7 hours of continuous play yesterday they were still standing. Simply awesome, that is all I can say.
https://pic.armedcats.net/b/br/brothermichael/2010/06/24/Isner_-_Mahut.jpg
P.S. for the OP - It's spelled Wimbledon