How long was the longest match played in tennis history?
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The match between American John Isner and French Nicolas Mahut at the 2010 Wimbledon Championship is the longest match in tennis history.
The match was a a first round Men's Singles match and took 11 hours, 5 minutes of play over three days (due to fading light), with a final score of 6–4, 3–6, 6–7(7–9), 7–6(7–3), 70–68 for a total of 183 games.
The final set took 8 hours, 11 minute. It was longer than the previous longest match which was between Fabrice Santoro and Arnaud Clément at the 2004 French Open, and had lasted 6 hours, 33 minutes.
After long game Isner finally won the match.
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