It wasn’t, when it started, an important tennis match: John Isner, the 23rd seed, was facing Frenchman Nicolas Mahut in the first round at Wimbledon on side court No. 18. Few people in the U.S ...

The electronic sign keeping track courtside as the points passed and the game totals rose went blank while 23rd-seeded John Isner of Tampa, Fla., and qualifier Nicolas Mahut of France played—and ...

It wasn’t, when it started, an important tennis match. John Isner, the 23rd seed, was facing Frenchman Nicolas Mahut in the first round at Wimbledon, on sidecourt No. 18. Few people in the U.S ...

We played the greatest match ever in the greatest place to play tennis,'' said Isner's vanquished opponent, Nicolas Mahut. The final set ended at 70-68 when Isner cracked a backhand passing shot ...

NICOLAS MAHUT: Are you serious? Did you watch the match? Q. No, I didn't. I was told that you won. I'm sorry. NO REMATCH: So much for John Isner vs. Nicolas Mahut redux. Those two men met in the ...

John Isner and Nicolas Mahut. Playing in a set that started this morning. As has happened only once before, I nearly fell out of my chair. Luckily for me, the game was still in progress.

WIMBLEDON, England(AP) John Isner of the United States and Nicolas Mahut of France have resumed what already is the longest tennis match on record, picking up at 59-59 in the fifth set at Wimbledon.

Isner hit a backhand up the line Thursday to win the last of the match’s 980 points, and he beat Nicolas Mahut in the fifth set, 70-68. The first-round marathon took 11 hours, 5 minutes over ...

To appreciate last year’s grueling match between John Isner and Nicolas Mahut, consider this historical perspective. The numbers border on the absurd. 183 games. 11 hours, 5 minutes of play ...

This year, the total match time was 2:03. Last year, Isner hit 113 aces, and Mahut 103. This year, each man finished with eight. Last year, the match featured twists and turns and required all ...

Q: Do you think the record for the longest match set last Wimbledon by John Isner and Nicolas Mahut has a chance of ever being broken? Pete Sampras: There’s no way we’ll ever see a score like ...