The Longest Grand Slam Rally Ever? | Australian Open 2013

Frenchmen Gilles Simon and Gael Monfils push each other to the limit, slugging it out over 71 strokes in one amazing rally at the Australian Open 2013.

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[mani_lazic]

This Rally is longer than the Highlights at French Open

[Keyboard_Warrior_X]

Simon must've thought that this was still the warm up.

[AnswerAb]

Meanwhile, Federer has won 6-1 the set at the same time

[Introverder]

It looks more like a training match to me and not a Grand Slam match - especially if it comes to Simon. The only sign for me that it was a Grand Slam match was the writing "Melbourne". Or they went on record :).

[bradyburke]

that was the longest 2:32 video I’ve ever seen

[IsaacMorris]

This had me laughing. Pros are ridiculous. You may think this rally was especially boring, but it takes a lot of skill to go this long without any unforced errors.

[KDBBM]

I tried to think of something clever to say here but I fell asleep while watching the rally.

[SenseiDenax]

Meanwhile Djokovic is still bouncing the ball before service

[andrewnguyen]

It's like they are not even taking this seriously...

[tigersjk]

Simon is the all time best at making every single game he plays boring.

[gustav]

"Wow, they're both really strong."
*Pause*
"Or equally weak."

[viktor]

Monfils: "Hey Giles, I booked a court for us where we can play as long as we like for free!"
Simon: "Cool!"

[jc-vugn]

practicing strokes in the middle of a gran slam match

[willzsportscards]

The cardio and leg strength to bounce back from this rally is incredible.

[brianmannion]

only until it went to 50-55 strokes they actually tried to end it.

[jonathangrant]

This point is longer than any of my relationships

[philippinevandenberg]

For some reasons is this rally really calming and satisfying

[Aetherwave]

The first 50 or so strokes until the two actually started hitting with authority were exemplary pushing, not because of the long rally itself, but because there were no attempts to draw a weak reply or a forced error, or hit an outright winner. Pushing = feeding passive balls when not being on the defensive (hence, having the opportunity to attack).

[MaartenRonteltap]

It's 72 strokes, in case anyone was wondering.

[ImKoruptional]

"The longest women's match (by time) took place at a tournament in Richmond, Virginia, in 1984, when Vicki Nelson took 6 hours, 31 minutes to defeat Jean Hepner 6–4, 7–6(11–9). The match featured a 29-minute, 643-shot rally, the longest in professional tennis history."