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  • Jun 24, 10

    Like all these events at Wimbledon, it took a while for word to get round that history was being made. But before long everyone inside the All England Club was entranced. Crowds swarmed round the big screen to watch on Henman Hill, queues snaked around the court and the likes of John McEnroe, Tim Henman and Gael Monfils were seen looking on in disbelief from the roof garden overlooking Court 18.

    First it became the longest ever contest at Wimbledon, breaking the previous record of six hours and nine minutes set by a men's doubles in 2006, before overtaking Arnaud Clement and Fabrice Santoro's six-hour, 33-minute 2004 French Open epic, previously the sport's longest encounter. To underline what an epic contest Isner v Mahut has become, the final set alone, at seven hours and six minutes, beats all those now-obsolete records for match lengths.

    As well as becoming the longest ever match in terms of time on court, it is also the longest ever in games played, its current tally of 163 beating the previous record - a 122-game 1973 Davis Cup doubles - by a mile.

    • Like all these events at Wimbledon, it took a while for word to get round that history was being made. But before long everyone inside the All England Club was entranced. Crowds swarmed round the big screen to watch on Henman Hill, queues snaked around the court and the likes of John McEnroe, Tim Henman and Gael Monfils were seen looking on in disbelief from the roof garden overlooking Court 18.

      First it became the longest ever contest at Wimbledon, breaking the previous record of six hours and nine minutes set by a men's doubles in 2006, before overtaking Arnaud Clement and Fabrice Santoro's six-hour, 33-minute 2004 French Open epic, previously the sport's longest encounter. To underline what an epic contest Isner v Mahut has become, the final set alone, at seven hours and six minutes, beats all those now-obsolete records for match lengths.

      As well as becoming the longest ever match in terms of time on court, it is also the longest ever in games played, its current tally of 163 beating the previous record - a 122-game 1973 Davis Cup doubles - by a mile.
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