Longest Tennis Match Ever Ends

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Updated Apr. 25, 2017 9:46AM EDT / Published Jun. 24, 2010 8:01AM EDT

Put the children to bed: American John Isner beat Frenchman Nicolas Mahut on Thursday at Wimbledon to end the longest tennis match ever. The fifth set lasted 138 games, with Isner winning 70-68. It was the third day of the match—they began on Tuesday night, carried on through Wednesday, and finally finished Thursday after 11 total hours of play, eight of which played in the fifth set alone. Isner finished the match with 112 aces and Muhat had 103.

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Longest Tennis Match Ever Ends