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Jetée · 06-23-2010, 12:34 PM

Previous record for length was 6 hours, 33 minutes.

I believe, but, I'm not totally sure, the previous record for games played in the FIFTH set at Wimbledon was 21-19.

I know these things off-hand if only because they've (meaning the Wimbledon courtside announcers) had plenty of time in-between to look these sorts of records up, and relay them back to me, the faithful audience observer. I've been following this match since this morning, and it is wild.

Moreover, all previous records (like most aces in a match, duration, etc.) mean nothing now. History is in the making here, right at this moment. Suprisingly, though, the number of double-faults and break chances are below normal for even a regular match, but for this decathalon of a competition, it's amazing these two are still standing.

Also, whatever that record was that Roddick held about winning the most games in a match, yet still losing in the end; yeah, that's shattered, by about double, at the very least. Come to think of it, he's also been detroned as the record holder for fastest serve, which I believe he held for a few years, with a 146 mph heater. Taylor Dent broke that with a 148 mph serve (was it an ace?) before he ultimately fell to Djokovic earlier today.

This might go on for an unprecendented third day of play, as we are about less than an hour away from sunset here (or there, depending on where you are currently situated in the world) in London.

UPDATE: for once, I'm actually not that late.

via ESPN:
John Isner and Nicolas Mahut (59-59 in the fifth set) played for 10 hours before darkness forced their epic, record-setting match to be completed Thursday.

To be more accurate, though, they only played for around ~7 hours today, which still breaks the record by a mile, but they previously played their first four sets last night, before, then, too, ensuning darkness suspended their ongoing and undecided match.

These two are already champions (though, still, I can't possibly see how either one of them advances past this current round).

06-23-2010, 12:34 PM	#2 (permalink)
Jetée The Reforms Location: Rarely, if ever, here or there, but always in transition	Previous record for length was 6 hours, 33 minutes. I believe, but, I'm not totally sure, the previous record for games played in the FIFTH set at Wimbledon was 21-19. I know these things off-hand if only because they've (meaning the Wimbledon courtside announcers) had plenty of time in-between to look these sorts of records up, and relay them back to me, the faithful audience observer. I've been following this match since this morning, and it is wild. Moreover, all previous records (like most aces in a match, duration, etc.) mean nothing now. History is in the making here, right at this moment. Suprisingly, though, the number of double-faults and break chances are below normal for even a regular match, but for this decathalon of a competition, it's amazing these two are still standing. Also, whatever that record was that Roddick held about winning the most games in a match, yet still losing in the end; yeah, that's shattered, by about double, at the very least. Come to think of it, he's also been detroned as the record holder for fastest serve, which I believe he held for a few years, with a 146 mph heater. Taylor Dent broke that with a 148 mph serve (was it an ace?) before he ultimately fell to Djokovic earlier today. This might go on for an unprecendented third day of play, as we are about less than an hour away from sunset here (or there, depending on where you are currently situated in the world) in London. UPDATE: for once, I'm actually not that late. via ESPN: John Isner and Nicolas Mahut (59-59 in the fifth set) played for 10 hours before darkness forced their epic, record-setting match to be completed Thursday. To be more accurate, though, they only played for around ~7 hours today, which still breaks the record by a mile, but they previously played their first four sets last night, before, then, too, ensuning darkness suspended their ongoing and undecided match. These two are already champions (though, still, I can't possibly see how either one of them advances past this current round). __________________ As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves. —Mohandas K. Gandhi Last edited by Jetée; 06-23-2010 at 12:37 PM..