Mahut - ISNER 13-13 in deciding set - over 90 aces!

[will2survive]

This match is fukkin amazing!

[ngates815]

Do these FVCKS get a 2 minute break or something between games? do they Timeouts, which most likely they've already used?

I can't imagine going 7+hours of straight tennis. Luckily Isner is only 20 and you'd think he'd have the better legs to last this long.

[Slainte]

i think this game will continue tomorrow, they are just waiting for the sunset

[will2survive]

Mahut had to administered painkillers-- holy crap

[nulldah]

this is starting to become ridiculous like watching an anime (eg. Prince of Tennis). Will they continue until tomorrow (another day delay)? going to 37-37 now

[nulldah]

the bad thing now, at this point, neither player want to take a risk, "wasting" energy at opponent serve to try to win some quality points...

[shari91]

Do these FVCKS get a 2 minute break or something between games? do they Timeouts, which most likely they've already used? I can't imagine going 7+hours of straight tennis. Luckily Isner is only 20 and you'd think he'd have the better legs to last this long.

It's funny but to me Isner looks in worse shape than Mahut.

I figure both of these guys should get the check for the next round. They've played more tennis in this match than most do in 3 or 4.

And Isner just broke the ace record!!

[Cookie Monster]

Anyones guess how long would it take until sunset? 1 hour?

Yesterday was solstice, today is one of the longest days of the year...

[shari91]

Twenty minutes left in the USA match replay.

[shari91]

Anyones guess how long would it take until sunset? 1 hour?

Yesterday was solstice, today is one of the longest days of the year...

If we go by yesterday, maybe 2 hours if they're lucky.

[jjgold]

Shari go to bed, now we are bordering on sports history here.

[michalis]

It's funny but to me Isner looks in worse shape than Mahut.

I figure both of these guys should get the check for the next round. They've played more tennis in this match than most do in 3 or 4.

And Isner just broke the ace record!!

isner is 25 and mahut is 28

technically mahut is in a better age performance wise

[yisman]

they'll keep going. They don't stop play for a few more hours yet.

[shari91]

Shari go to bed, now we are bordering on sports history here.

It's already made sports history in every way you dumb ass.

And Australia's playing soon. No bed for me yet.

[Boner_18]

Winner of this will just collect his second round check and withdraw. So stupid not to have a 5th set tiebreal.

[jjgold]

Actually this shows how bad these two players are.

[shari91]

Mahut looks pissed.

Come on Frenchie!!!

[blackf1re]

All the >200.5 backers are sweating right now.

[Cuse0323]

This is fun to watch

[Jaug]

lol 40-39

[JuicedUp]

All the >200.5 backers are sweating right now.

[shari91]

All the >200.5 backers are sweating right now.

[shari91]

What a joke - this rule needs to be changed. Yeah it's not likely we'll see another match with 80+ games in the 5th set, but this is bullshit for the players. Whomever goes through has little hope of winning a set in the next round, let alone the match.

[Cookie Monster]

40-40, deuce

[JuicedUp]

Deuce

[OmgUrMom]

what is this sh!t, its just pathetic

[brooks85]

this is ludicrous, i went outside for almost 2 hours and the match is still going on

[Cuse0323]

What a joke - this rule needs to be changed. Yeah it's not likely we'll see another match with 80+ games in the 5th set, but this is bullshit for the players. Whomever goes through has little hope of winning a set in the next round, let alone the match.

Sucks for the players, but this is good stuff if you ask me. If they didn't want it to go this damn far they should have won it 30 games ago.

[Wade Dwayne]

It's already made sports history in every way you dumb ass.

And Australia's playing soon. No bed for me yet.

Watch the rest of tennis /usa replay then Aussies match followed by a litre of coffee before work. Dont you just hate the time difference.

[brooks85]

haha announcers are hilarious, first trying to decide what word to use to describe this match

then the woman "most end 7-6, geez 42 divide by 7 is what??"

[shari91]

Watch the rest of tennis /usa replay then Aussies match followed by a litre of coffee before work. Dont you just hate the time difference.

Sounds like a plan to me. But I'm a stay-at-home Mommy so my 10-month-old employer is going to be a bit pissed when I turn up late and cranky in a couple of hours for work.

But yeah, the time difference sucks major ass.

[yisman]

Isner just swung and missed.

[OmgUrMom]

lol this is pathetic, but also awesome in a weird way, just too crazy. Gonna laugh my azz off when isner loses serve and then breaks.

[shari91]

Isner just swung and missed.

He looked like me trying to play on a good day.

[Cookie Monster]

Is there an sporting analogy to this game?

I remember the first match Karpov-Kasparov (1984). Then the rules were for an unlimited match, first one to win 6 games (draws not counting) win the match. Even behind 4-0 (and later 5-0), Kasparov strategy was to draw every game. An older Karpov was tiring badly after game 40, and lost 3 games. So, after 48 games, with the score Karpov 5, Kasparov 3 and 40 draws, after 3 months of playing, the match was terminated by FIDE. A new match was played in 1985 with a 24 games limit.

This tennis match resembles the situation. Both players not making a real effort to win, Karpov hoping for a blunder by Kasparov to end the match, and Kasparov waiting for a breakdown by Karpov.