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2010-09-12 -Short Attention Span Theater-

World record for longest tennis match smashed

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Posted by anon1 2010-09-12 08:01|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 Longest session, not longest match. The longest match was back before the invention of the tiebreaker. At the 2010 Wimbledon Championships John Isner (left) defeated Nicolas Mahut (right) 6-4, 3-6, 6-7(7), 7-6(3), 70-68 in the world's longest tennis match. The match lasted 11 hours, 5 minutes.

Posted by gromky 2010-09-12 09:29|| 2010-09-12 09:29|| Front Page Top

#2 NOT before the invention of the tiebreaker.

Posted by gromky 2010-09-12 09:32|| 2010-09-12 09:32|| Front Page Top

#3 It inspired the funniest commentary in sports history: Xan Brooks' Guardian blog. The Amzaing Zombie Tennis Pros will unlive on!

Posted by Eric Jablow 2010-09-12 23:19|| 2010-09-12 23:19|| Front Page Top

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