Seven months of rest (with a few tournaments here and a couple off-season days there) will hopefully be enough for America's John Isner and France's Nicolas Mahut. The two tennis players are set to play each other in January's Hopman Cup for their first match since their historic 11-hour match in the first-round of Wimbledon in June 2010. The final score? : 6-4, 3-6, 7-6, 6-7, 70-68
John Isner Vs. Nicolas Mahut: Longest Match In Tennis History Will Have A Sequel
So, will opponents from the third best match of 2010 kick off the new year with ball-dropping play? Or will these numbers only come around once every two centuries?
In case you don’t remember what this match could bring, here’s a run down of a few numbers:
103: Number of aces by Mahut in match.
84: Number of aces by Isner in fifth set.
68: Number of aces by Mahut in fifth set.
183: Number of games in entire match.
478: Points won by Isner in match.
11:05: Duration of match.
6:40: Duration of previous longest tennis match.
1: Number of times, after the match ended on Thursday, that Isner told reporters he was "a little bit tired."
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