Mrs. Brooks

15 years ago today, Isner-Mahut concluded... - It was first suspended for darkness on Tuesday - At 6 hours 34 minutes, it broke the world record - It stole headlines from the FIFA World Cup - The scoreboard crashed at 47-47 in the fifth set - It was suspended again at 59-59 on Wednesday - Andy Roddick got Isner and his staff three pizzas - IBM spent the night fixing the scoreboard system - Both Isner and Mahut slept three hours that night - Mahut served to stay in the match a cool 64 times - Both players hit 100+ aces (Isner 113, Mahut 103) - Both players spent 16,000 calories in three days - Isner won 70-68 in 11 hours 5 minutes on Thursday - 85 matches had been completed in the meantime - Mohamed Lahyani never took a bathroom break - A ceremony was held on court to honour them - Mahut blacked out and showered fully clothed - He then returned to Court 18 later for doubles - His match was suspended for darkness, again - Isner failed to serve a single ace in the next round - It's the only match ever where Isner served 0 aces - A plaque is commemorating the match at Court 18 - Memorabilia is on display at the Tennis Hall of Fame - Mahut published a book titled 'The Match of My Life' - They jointly won an award over Federer and Bolt - They faced again the next year, odds were 1 of 142 - Isner won in straights in a mere 2 hours 3 minutes - Isner and Mahut became good friends over the years - Isner sent Mahut a card when Mahut's son was born - HBO released a mockumentary titled '7 Days in Hell' - Wimbledon introduced tiebreaks at 12-12 in 2019 - The full match is available on YouTube since 2020 - It had never happened, it will never happen again - Match point happened at the time of this tweet - Chances are you remember where you were, I do - June 24, 2010 was the only day Queen Elizabeth II visited Wimbledon this century Forever the longest match ever. @JohnIsner @nmahut