Posted on 06/23/2010 11:59:39 AM PDT by mlizzy
With all that's going on in the news today, tennis is probably not on many folks' minds, but what an incredible match ... on ESPN2 ...
It’s now 50-50 in the fifth ...
It is beyond ridiculous now.
...good grief, how long have they been playing?
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The first four sets were played yesterday, and called for darkness. The last set I’ve been watching all day ... it’s absolutely insane that both these men can keep this up ...
Approaching 9 hours.
I think they’ve been playing for over 6 hours today.
Unbelievable, I’ve been tracking it since 40-40 on the wimbledon website. Very few break points, Mahut just blew a double break point.
LOL..The online tracker doesn’t go over 50...its now showing 1-0 Isner in 5th set. Oops, make that 1-1
Definitely unbelievable. I saw that double break go away as well.
Aside from the physical agility, I can’t even imagine the mental toughness this must take.
GO ISNER!!!
It’s the tennis version of Groundhog Day!
And also a compelling advertisement for 5th set tiebreaker games.
If they want to also uphold tradition, hold the 5th set the tiebreaker game when the score gets to 12-12.
52-52
I think by now I’d be so tired I’d lose on purpose just to have it done.
Whomever loses, it’s gonna be a heartbreaker.
No no no...They broke tradition when they went to tie-breakers in other than 5th sets. Let this tradition stand, very compelling. Wish I was able to watch it other than work.
It seems to be a very safe bet to take the opponent in the next match against one of these guys. lol
ADRIAN!
ADRIAN!
“Let this tradition stand, very compelling.”
I don’t think they can. It’s a match scheduling and TV coverage problem. Big bucks are involved now.
I remember the 4th set tie-breaker in 1980 that went to McEnroe 18-16. Then Borg took the 5th set 8-6. Putting some reasonable limit on the match duration won’t harm tennis.
Yes, I agree. That crazy Mahut just dove for a ball ... did you see that? He’s definitely the fresher of the two, but Isner the higher ranked. His heart must be really pumping to get the blood up and through his tall frame ... it’s almost painful to watch ...
54-53 Isner now. According to the Wimbledon Twitter feed, this has shattered the previous all-time record for games played in one singles match. The old record was 112...too much longer and they’ll break that just in the fifth set alone!
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