..is still going on as of 9PM GMT at Wimbledom. John Isner and Nicholas Mahut. They are currently at 58-59 in the 5th set (no tie-breaker in the 5th set). This is truly incredible. The 5th set alone has lasted 7 hours!

The match has now been suspended due to darkness (for the 2nd time), and will resume tomorrow at 59-59 in the 5th.

That's some serious stamina for guys that usually play a fairly short game.

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Hold my beer and watch this...

Well, in the grand slam events, with best of 5 sets, matches regularly exceed three hours. Not sure I would call that short. But this is just another matter altogether.

damn. That's fairly epic, even for tennis.

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"Call a cop he robbed Delmore blind!!!"
Rick Jeanerette after Marty Biron's diving save back in 2000.

"I'm going to go to the spa and have a hot tub and massage and relax," Miller said. "That's it, and it's back to work tomorrow." Ryan Miller after clinching the North East division.

I was watching the games before they ended last night...and these guys looked freaking exhausted. I almost expected to see them sitting in chairs, slowly batting the ball back and forth.

I hate tennis, but damn does it take a ton of athleticism and stamina to be able to play that sport for that long....

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"I can't really hear what Jeremy says, because I got my two Stanley Cup Rings plugging my ears...." -Patrick Roy in reference to Jeremy Roenick's trash talking

Well, it finally ended. American (USA! USA!) John Isner won the 5th set 70-68! If anyone likes to bet tennis, I think there's a good chance Isner will lose his next match. But what an effort by both guys.

11:05 total time is what I think I heard on the radio....incredible.

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Hold my beer and watch this...

I love tennis so much. What a mammoth match.

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mechaphil

Nadal is in a 2nd round battle now. He and Haase split the first two sets and Nadal is down a break in the third.