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Friday, July 13, 2018

6 hours, 36 minutes: Kevin Anderson, John Isner play second longest match in Wimbledon history Friday July 13,2018


 * With a duration of 6 hours and 36 minutes, it was the second longest match in Wimbledon history, only after Isner’s clash with Nicolas Mahut which ended 6-4, 3-6, 6-7 (7), 7-6 (3), 70-68 in the former’s favour after 11 hours, 5 minutes.

* It is also the third longest match in tennis history, falling just short of 2015 Davis Cup first-round match between Argentina’s Leonardo Mayer and Brazil’s Joao Souza, which went on for six hours and 43 minutes, and around five hours short from Isner-Mahut match.

* With a duration of 6 hours and 36 minutes, it is the longest semifinal in Wimbledon history. It goes past the 2013 semifinal encounter between Djokovic and Juan Martin Del Potro which ended in the Serbian’s favour 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (2), 6-7 (6), 6-3 after 4 hours and 44 minutes.

* The fifth set between Isner and Anderson went for 2 hours, 55 minutes.

* There were a total of 102 aces in a match with Isner serving 53 aces and Anderson serving 49. Isner also served the most number of aces among any player at 214, while Anderson is second with 172 in a single Wimbledon tournament.

* It was the longest match in the history of Centre Court in Wimbledon.

* The match saw the maximum number of games in the history of a Wimbledon semifinal.

* A total of 569 points were played, with Anderson winning 298 points and Isner winning 271.

 

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