Tennis can be a very intriguing sport if the match is close. There are some matches on TV that make it automatic to change the channel, but not today. Roger Federer had a huge comeback after losing the first to sets to Alejandro Falla, but that was not a huge surprise. What was shocking was the Wimbledon first round matchup between American John Isner, the 23rd seeded player in the tournament, and Nicolas Mahut of France. The first four sets of the match lasted 2 hours and 54 minutes after each player had won two sets. For all of those people out there who thought one of them would easily win the fifth set, I bet you that they're laughing it off, as both Isner and Mahut have won 59 games in the fifth set so far. The match went on for so long that it will have to be continued tomorrow due to darkness.
The 7 hours and 6 minutes played in the fifth made the match exactly 10 hours in total (and it's still not even over!) Let me just recap some key stats from the first 10 hours: there was a total of 163 games won, they combined for a total of over 190 service aces and the fifth set was longer than any other match has ever lasted (the previous record was 6 hours and 33 minutes). This match, along with Federer's comeback, has definitely put Wimbledon and tennis back on the radar. If a first-round matchup can be this exciting, I can't imagine what the later rounds are going to be like.
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