"field goal decided the game after 104 minutes. The Isner–Mahut match at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships was a first round Men's Singles match, in which the American 23rd seed John Isner played French qualifier Nicolas Mahut. In total, the match took 11 hours, 5 minutes of play over three days, with a final score of 6–4, 3–6, 6–7(7), 7–6(3), 70–68 for a total of 183 games. It remains by far the longest match in tennis history, measured both by time and number of games. The final set alone was longer than the previous longest match. The official longest tie-break on"
"the semifinals in Rome at the [[2017 Internazionali BNL d'Italia|Italian Open]], where he was defeated by eventual champion [[Alexander Zverev]]. At the French Open, Isner came off to a strong start, beating [[Jordan Thompson (tennis)|Jordan Thompson]] and [[Paolo Lorenzi]] in the first and second rounds, respectively. However, he fell in the third round to [[Karen Khachanov]] in four sets. Isner competed at the [[2017 Wimbledon Championships]], where he defeated qualifier [[Taylor Fritz]] in the first round before subsequently losing to Dudi Sela in five sets. At the [[Hall of Fame Tennis Championships|Dell Technologies Hall of Fame Open]] in Newport, Isner"
"matches are included here. John Isner has the most aces in a tournament with 214 during the 2018 Wimbledon, and he has the most in a single match with 113 during his 11 hour encounter with Nicolas Mahut. He is also second on the career list. Ivo Karlović has the most career aces with 12,936. He also has the most in a best-of-three-set match with 45 at Halle in 2015. Two weeks later, during Wimbledon, he became the only player to hit at least 40 aces in three consecutive matches. Goran Ivanišević has the most in a single season with"
"John Isner John Robert Isner (born April 26, 1985) is an American professional tennis player who is the No. 10 ranked in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), and has been ranked as high as No. 8. Considered one of the best servers ever to play on the ATP World Tour, Isner achieved his career-high singles ranking in July 2018 by virtue of his maiden Masters 1000 crown at the 2018 Miami Open and a semifinals appearance at the 2018 Wimbledon Championships. He currently has the second-most aces in the history of the ATP World Tour, having"
"whom he easily defeated. Isner then faced Štěpánek in the second round where he would progress into the third round, rallying to ultimately win the match after losing the first set. He next faced fellow top 20 player Marin Čilić. The match went to five sets, with Čilić emerging as the eventual winner. At the [[2011 French Open – Men's Singles|2011 French Open]], Isner was drawn against top seed and defending champion Rafael Nadal. Isner took a two-sets-to-one lead against Nadal, who had never played a five-set match at [[Stade Roland Garros|Roland Garros]] before. Nadal went on to win the"
"Harrison in five sets. The next day, Isner once again recovered from two sets down to level the match, this time against Tommy Haas, saving a record 12 match points in the fourth set. However, Isner then let a lead slip and failed to convert a match point of his own and Haas eventually won the fifth set. At the [[2013 TOPSHELF Open]] in 's-Hertogenbosch, Isner bowed out in the first round, defeated by young Russian [[Evgeny Donskoy]]. At Wimbledon, Isner was injured and had to retire during his second-round match against Frenchman [[Adrian Mannarino]], after avenging himself on Donskoy"
"Kohlschreiber in an all-German final. Haas made history at the 2013 French Open, when he missed a record twelve match points against John Isner in the fourth set of their third round match. Isner won the set on a tiebreak, but in the fifth set Haas went on to recover from 2–4 down and saved a match point against him at 4–5 to eventually win 10–8. Haas beat Mikhail Youzhny in the fourth round but eventually lost to Novak Djokovic in straight sets in the quarter finals. At Wimbledon, Haas advanced to the fourth round to set up a rematch"
"Championships and the [[2016 Geneva Open|Geneva Open]], Isner reached the fourth round of the [[2016 French Open – Men's Singles|2016 French Open]] for only the second time in his career, losing to eventual finalist Andy Murray in straight sets. Isner's season continued with early losses in both grass tournaments he played, losing to Gilles Müller at the [[2016 Aegon Championships]] in addition to a marathon match against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga at the [[2016 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles|2016 Wimbledon Championships]]. Isner started the [[2016 US Open Series|US Open Series]] with a disappointing loss in the second round of the [[2016 Rogers"
"John Isner and Nicolas Mahut in 2010). Afterwards he was moved to comment, ""I think Wimbledon doesn't want to have me in the fourth round."" It was at the very same tournament two years later that Schalken made his Grand Slam breakthrough. He came into Wimbledon on the back of an outstanding grass-court season, in which he had made the semi-finals at Queen's Club losing to eventual champion and World No. 1 Lleyton Hewitt before going on to win the title the following week in 's-Hertogenbosch, his first title on home soil and his first trophy on grass. Benefiting from"
"court, he often finds it difficult to break the opponent's serve, especially those players that move him around the court. This often gets him involved in long matches where each player continues holding serve till the set reaches the tiebreak. At Grand Slams, except the US Open, where there are no fifth set tiebreaks, his matches can extend very long, as evidenced by the fact that he was a player at two of the longest Grand Slam matches, both at Wimbledon in 2010 and 2018 respectively. As of January 2012, Isner was sponsored by [[Lacoste]] and [[Prince Sports|Prince]] for his"
"5 setter, with the Swiss taking the fifth set 8-6, despite Gasquet taking the first two sets. His 6 consecutive fourth round appearance at a slam ended at Wimbledon, when he fell into the third round to Australian Bernard Tomic in four tight sets. At the US Open, the Frenchman reached his first slam semifinal since 2007 Wimbledon, when he defeated David Ferrer in five sets, in his first win over the Spaniard in five years. However, he lost in the final four to eventual champion Rafael Nadal in straight sets The first of the alternate spots went to Frenchman"
"John Isner in three tiebreaks. Monfils withdrew from the 2007 US Open with a hamstring injury. He also was forced to withdraw from the 2008 Australian Open due to the same injury. At the French Open, Monfils reached a semifinals berth for the first time at any Grand Slam, becoming the first Frenchman to reach the semifinals since 2001. Monfils was defeated by top seed Roger Federer in four sets. A shoulder injury forced Monfils to withdraw from the Wimbledon shortly before he was due to play his first-round match. Monfils was selected by France to play at the Olympics"
"out the third set to advance to the second round. Federer then played Frenchman Julien Benneteau, who had also taken him to five sets at the 2012 Wimbledon Championships just over a month ago. Contrary to their previous matchup, Federer faced no challenge from Benneteau, and flew past him to a straight-sets win in less than an hour. Federer next played Uzbek Denis Istomin in the third round, and clinched a tight first set after a short rain delay. He then took command in the second set and defeated Istomin. In the quarterfinals, Federer faced American John Isner, and secured"
"Rome Masters. In Nice the week before the French Open, he made it to the quarterfinals, where he was defeated by Argentine [[Federico Delbonis]]. At Roland Garros, he reached the fourth round, where he went down to Berdych. He did not play a grass tune-up tournament before Wimbledon. At the [[2014 Wimbledon Championships]], Isner reached the third round, where he lost to Feliciano López in four sets with three tiebreakers. In Newport, Isner made it to the quarterfinals, where he lost to [[Jack Sock]]. However, he got revenge in the semifinals in Atlanta a couple of weeks later and went"
"At the French Open, Gasquet reached the fourth round, where he lost to Novak Djokovic in straight sets. At Gasquet's first grass court tournament of the season, the Aegon Championships at Queen's Club, he beat Simone Bolelli in the first round, before losing to the third-seeded seed Milos Raonic. In Wimbledon, he defeated many top-ranked players, including 2014 semi-finalist Grigor Dimitrov, 2014 quarter-finalist Nick Kyrgios and recent French Open Champion Stanislas Wawrinka. He was ousted by defending and eventual champion Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals in straight sets. This ended his best run in Wimbledon since 2007, where he reached"
"match winning streak at the tournament in straight sets. After a highly competitive first set, Nadal's level declined in the second and third allowing Djokovic to finally get the better of him at the tournament he had dominated for the last ten years. It was the second time Nadal lost in the French Open and the only time he lost in straight sets at the event. Djokovic eventually lost in the final to Stan Wawrinka. 2018 Wimbledon Semifinal Djokovic defeated Nadal in a thrilling five set match, lasting 5 hours, 15 minutes and played over two days. The match was"
"at Madrid. He also lost to Djokovic at the Rome Masters. In the 2011 French Open, Nadal was forced to a five-set match for the first time in Roland Garros history in the opening round against John Isner, 6–4, 6–7, 6–7, 6–2, 6–4. He reached the final, where he overcame Roger Federer in four sets. This was his sixth French Open title, tying him with Björn Borg for the most French Open titles in the open era. At Wimbledon, Nadal lost his first Wimbledon match since 2007 in the final to Djokovic 4–6, 1–6, 6–1, 6–3. In the US Open"
"final. Pavel Vízner Pavel Vízner (born 15 July 1970) is a retired professional male tennis player from the Czech Republic. Vízner has reached the French Open final twice, having had turned professional in 1990 and achieved a career high doubles ranking of World No. 5 in November 2007. While Vízner had played tournaments in 1988 and 1989 before professionalism in 1990, he won his first title in Prague in 1993 on the Challenger circuit, defeating Swedes Tomas Nydahl and Mikael Tillström in the final, partnered by David Rikl, also a player with a higher doubles ranking and ultimately more success."
"six-and-half-hour long first semi-final between John Isner and Kevin Anderson, the match did not start until after 8:00pm local time, and was played over two days as a result of an 11:00pm curfew in force at Wimbledon. After 5 hours and 15 minutes, the second longest Wimbledon semi-final in history after the aforementioned Isner-Anderson match, Djokovic prevailed 10–8 in the fifth set. Big Four (tennis) In tennis, the term Big Four is a term used in journalism to refer to the quartet of men's singles players comprising Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, and Andy Murray. These players are considered"
"final. Federer won in straight sets against Richard Gasquet, whilst Nadal's opponent, Novak Djokovic, was forced to retire with the match balanced at one set all. Venus Williams won another Wimbledon title against Bartoli in straight sets (6–4, 6–1). Roger Federer won his fifth consecutive Wimbledon title after a five-set battle against Rafael Nadal, 3 sets to 2. Federer's supremacy on grass met a strong challenge from Nadal and the victory did not come easily for the Swiss. But Federer came through by winning the tiebreak in the first and third sets, and faced four break points before victory in"
"titles on grass won over the age of 30 amongst active players, tying with Federer (4). He is a distinguished doubles player, having been ranked world No. 1, and has reached all four Grand Slam finals in men's doubles, winning on three occasions 2015 US Open, 2016 Wimbledon and 2018 French Open men's doubles titles partnering Pierre-Hugues Herbert. Mahut was a part of the longest match in professional tennis history against John Isner in the first round of the 2010 Wimbledon Championships. Nicolas Mahut was born in 1982 in Angers, France. He first trained at the Beaucouzé tennis club when"
"at River Oaks Country Club, Isner made it as far as the quarterfinals, where he was defeated by fellow American Wayne Odesnik. Isner qualified for the French Open, but had to withdraw after being diagnosed with mononucleosis, which caused him to miss Wimbledon as well. In August 2009, he defeated world no. 7 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and world no. 18 Tomáš Berdych en route to the semifinals of the ATP World Tour 500 event in Washington, before losing to world no. 5 Andy Roddick. This performance brought him to a career-high ranking of no. 55 and a special exemption into the"
"Kafelnikov, 6–3, 6–2 Martina Navratilova / Jana Novotná def. Tracy Austin / Kathy Rinaldi, 7–5, 6–0 Pat Cash / Mark Woodforde def. Jeremy Bates / Anders Järryd, 6–2, 7–6 Robin Ammerlaan / Stefan Olsson def. Stéphane Houdet / Shingo Kunieda, 6–4, 7–6 Esther Vergeer / Sharon Walraven def. Daniela Di Toro / Lucy Shuker, 6–2, 6–3 In a record-setting match spanning three days, 23rd seed John Isner, attempting to win his first ever match at Wimbledon, faced off against qualifier Nicolas Mahut in the first round, between 22 and 24 June. With the score at 6–4, 3–6, 6–7(7), 7–6(3), 59–59,"
"the final of the [[2012 BNP Paribas Open|2012 Indian Wells Masters]] by beating world no. 1 Novak Djokovic in three sets in the semifinals, before being defeated by Federer in straight sets in the final. Isner also reached the doubles final of the same tournament, partnering Sam Querrey. In the Davis Cup quarterfinals against France, Isner defeated Gilles Simon in the first live rubber of the tie in straight sets. Two days later, Isner clinched the tie and propelled the United States into the semifinals by defeating French no. 1 [[Jo-Wilfried Tsonga]] in four sets. A week before Roland Garros,"
"in the second round to [[Ryan Harrison (tennis)|Ryan Harrison]] in straight sets. He did not appear at the [[2013 Australian Open]] the following week because of a bone bruise in his right knee. Isner won his sixth ATP title and first on clay, defeating [[Nicolás Almagro]] in the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships final in Houston. At the Monte Carlo Masters, he was eliminated in the first round. He also made early exits in Madrid and Rome. At the [[2013 French Open – Men's Singles|2013 French Open]], Isner recovered from two sets down in his first-round match to beat Ryan"
"date. [[Image:John Isner London 2012 Men's Singles Quarterfinal.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Isner serving in his [[Tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's singles|Olympic men's singles quarterfinal]] match against Roger Federer]] Isner defeated David Nalbandian in the second round of the [[2012 Australian Open – Men's Singles|2012 Australian Open]] in a five-set match, but was defeated in the third round by [[Feliciano López]]. He beat world no. 3 Roger Federer in Switzerland in the first round of the Davis Cup, as well as beating [[Marco Chiudinelli]] in another singles rubber, to help propel the United States to victory over the Swiss. He then reached"
"in the deciding set. López then continued his impressive grass-court form into the third Grand Slam of the year, Wimbledon. He saw off both Yūichi Sugita and Ante Pavić in straight sets in the first and second rounds, respectively. He then met John Isner in the third round. It was a match dominated by serve. López fought back from a set down to win 3 sets to 1, securing the first break of serve in the match in the penultimate game. López thus progressed to the fourth round, where he met Stan Wawrinka, the fifth seed. López lost, despite having"
"the final, before losing to Federer, who by winning the French Open for the first (and, as of 2018, only) time completed his own Career Grand Slam and equalled Pete Sampras' then-record of 14 Major titles. Nadal later withdrew from Wimbledon due to a knee injury, while Federer, who lost to Nadal in the previous year's final, would regain the title and return to world number one in the rankings, displacing Nadal who dropped to No. 2 as a result of being unable to defend the Wimbledon title which he won in 2008. It should be noted that just as"
"and John Isner. During the American hard-court season, Soeda made it into the quarterfinals in Atlanta, knocking out Alexandr Dolgopolov and fourth seed Adrian Mannarino on the way, but was beaten by Gilles Müller. Soeda made his Davis Cup debut for Japan in 2005, Asia/Oceania zone group I relegation play-offs against Thailand. He played in the singles rubber and beat Sanchai Ratiwatana in straight sets. To date, Soeda has compiled a 25-12 win/loss record overall (23-10 in singles and 2-2 in doubles). He received the Davis Cup Commitment Award in April 2014. In the 2012 Davis Cup World Group first"
"round match. It was the first time since 1973 that Connors had failed to reach the US Open semi finals. In 1989 he lost to Greg Holmes 5–7, 6–4, 7–6(5), 4–6, 14–12 in the second round at Wimbledon, a match that was the longest Men's singles match at Wimbledon, timed at 5 hours 28 minutes, until the epic Isner-Mahut match in 2010. He was one of eight children born to Marilyn and Henry Witsken. His hometown was Carmel, Indiana, where he left behind four children. Todd Witsken Todd Witsken (November 4, 1963 – May 25, 1998) was an American tennis"
"due to shoulder concerns. Seeded fifth in singles, Isner made it to the round of 16, before losing to Xavier Malisse. Isner next played at the [[2010 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters – Singles|2010 Cincinnati Masters]], where he was unseeded. After defeating [[Łukasz Kubot]] in the first round, he faced 2002 Wimbledon finalist and 2005 Tennis Masters Cup champion [[David Nalbandian]], but was forced to retire up a break at 5-4 in the first set after injuring his right ankle. Although Isner was found to have suffered ligament damage to the ankle, he chose not to withdraw from the"
"where he defeated world no. 5 and fellow American Andy Roddick in five sets for his first victory over Roddick, his first victory in a five-set match, and the first time he advanced past the third round of a Grand Slam tournament. He was then defeated in the fourth round by world no. 10 Fernando Verdasco in four sets. His US Open performance brought his ranking to a career-high no. 39. After playing in Vienna, Basel and at the Paris Masters, Isner finished the year at a career-high no. 34 in the world. He has credited his work with Boynton"
"Richard Gasquet in the final. During the 2007 Hopman Cup, he defeated Mardy Fish and Mark Philippoussis. Jérôme Haehnel Jérôme Haehnel (born 14 July 1980) is a retired French tennis player who is best known for defeating Andre Agassi in the first round of the French Open in 2004. Haehnel's career-high singles ranking is World No. 78, which he reached in February 2005. Jerome was coached by his wife and has a fear of flying. Defeated Roger Federer in an ITF match in Venezuela. Defeated Andre Agassi (Ranked 6th) of the United States in the first round of the French"