WILD! How The Longest Tennis Match In History Lasted 3 DAYS! 🤯

#Wimbledon

[huddopotato]

Isner also played in the second longest match of all time in the Semis of Wimbledon years later btw…

[dpl]

The history of this match is legendary, it will never be repeated. Since this match, every tournament has adopted the final set tiebreaker.

[JamminOnThe]

They had to change the rules because it really was inhumane to make athletes play 11 hours. Apparently it took Isner months to recover from that. It's like running multiple marathons.

[clampgod]

Tennis players are some of the most incredible athletes in the world

[EseAgboaye]

I remember when they met the following year, a UK newspaper went with the headline "to cut a long story short".

[CleanCarDeluxe]

I remember this . Who forget . I finished work, went to super market, home, started watching the match on telly, play stopped at about 9pm, it resumed the next day then the next . I didn't think it would end . Amazing stuff

[gerardmackay]

I was at Wimbledon on one of the days when this match was going on. The weather was very hot which must doubled the exhaustion factor. Quite a surreal occasion

[johnmartinez]

I remember watching the start of this the day before I went to Glastonbury that year. Was still going on after we'd travelled halfway across the country and settled in at the festival. Was also the World Cup at the time, and great sunny weather. What a summer!

[yousifkhalil]

11 hours is world record for a disconnected match.
Isner has played a 6.5 hours match against Anderson in 2018 Wimbledon Semifinal, the world record for a connected match.

Isner really likes to stay on court

[KhalDraggo]

Meanwhile in cricket “ welcome to the fifth day of the fifth test between australia and england. All players looking pretty fresh”

[saikrishna-nggi]

I remember watching this match live. I can't believe 13 years have been passes ever since.

[djon_]

I remember this match. Incredible feat by both men. A shame someone had to lose.

[lovelycassieee]

I actually visited Wimbledon and saw where the match was held at!

[TheSandu]

I saw this match live.. It was a marathon match

[charlietian]

I still remember watching this right when I got into watching tennis

[loriparks]

Seen this when it was first aired it was wild and yes they both made history the longest tennis match at Wimbledon .

[Victrola]

I will never forget watching this ... On TV. Amazing tennis from both players🎉

[ajlau]

I remember hearing that on the radio on the way to school. I had to watch at least part of the repeat that afternoon to see those insane people fighting it out

[zjehle]

fun fact: the only ever bagel that john isner received in his entire career was the match played the day after this. beating isner 6-0 in a set is like beating nadal on clay

[alexhunter]

Hear me out... but i think Novak Djokovic needs to thank John Isner for winning 2019 wimbledon😂😂