Isner-Mahut in 2010 Wimbledon took 11 hours over 3 days and ended 6-4, 3-6, 6-7,... | Hacker News

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		kryptiskt 3 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The longest baseball game took 33 innings to win Isner-Mahut in 2010 Wimbledon took 11 hours over 3 days and ended 6-4, 3-6, 6-7, 7-6, 70-68. It can't be repeated since they introduced tie breaks in the fifth set as a direct result of the travesty.

dfxm12 3 months ago | [–]

7 Days in Hell is another direct result of this match. :)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7_Days_in_Hell

apparent 3 months ago | [–]

I mean, it could be repeated, but it would require an incredibly stable fifth-set tiebreak.

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