The longest tennis match ever recorded in the history of the sport happened at the 2010 Wimbledon and was contested between Nicolas Mahut and John Isner. The game lasted for 11 hours and 5 minutes, or 665 minutes.
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The game was played over a stretch of three consecutive days, starting on June 22, 2010. The game had to be temporarily suspended on days 1 and 2 due to lack of natural light. Due to this, the game spilled over into an unprecedented third day.
The electronic scoreboard installed at the stadium stopped working at a 47-47 tally in the fifth set of the match as it was only designed to record beyond the score.
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After three days of a fierce between the two, John Isner defeated Mahuht in the 138th game of the fifth set, which lasted for eight hours and 11 minutes.
However, the sport now has new tie-breaking rules which is likely to help keep the record in place
