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16 years ago today, Isner-Mahut concluded...
- It was first suspended for darkness on Tuesday
- At 6 hours 34 minutes, it broke the world record
- It stole headlines from the 2010 FIFA World Cup
- The scoreboard crashed at 47-47 in the fifth set
- It was suspended again at 59-59 on Wednesday
- Andy Roddick got Isner and his staff three pizzas
- IBM spent the night fixing the scoreboard system
- Both Isner and Mahut slept three hours that night
- Mahut served to stay in the match a cool 64 times
- Both players hit 100+ aces (Isner 113, Mahut 103)
- Both players spent 16,000 calories in three days
- Isner won 70-68 in 11 hours 5 minutes on Thursday
- 85 matches had been completed in the meantime
- Mohamed Lahyani never took a bathroom break
- A ceremony was held on court to honour them
- Mahut blacked out and showered fully clothed
- He then returned to Court 18 later for doubles
- His match was suspended for darkness, again
- Isner failed to serve a single ace in the next round
- It's the only match ever where Isner served 0 aces
- A plaque is commemorating the match at Court 18
- Memorabilia is on display at the Tennis Hall of Fame
- Mahut published a book titled 'The Match of My Life'
- They jointly won an award over Federer and Bolt
- They faced again the next year, odds were 1 of 142
- Isner won in straight sets in a mere 2 hours 3 minutes
- Isner and Mahut became good friends over the years
- Isner sent Mahut a card when Mahut's son was born
- HBO released a mockumentary titled '7 Days in Hell'
- Wimbledon introduced tiebreaks at 12-12 in 2019
- The full match is available on YouTube since 2020
- It had never happened, it will never happen again
- Match point happened at the time of this tweet
- Chances are you remember where you were, I do
- June 24, 2010 was the only day Queen Elizabeth II visited Wimbledon this century
Forever the longest match ever.
@JohnIsner @nmahut

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This is not a drill.
@serenawilliams will compete in the 2026 ladies' singles at #Wimbledon as a wild card.

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