At long last, it's over. The longest match in the history of tennis has finally concluded after 11 hours and 5 minutes over three days with John Isner beating Nicolas Mahut 70-68 in the fifth set.
After the match, the Wimbledon people held a ceremony as though this was a final where they honored both participants and the chair umpire. While Isner no doubt enjoyed the accolades, Mahut understandably looked like a guy who wanted out of there immediately. As a reminder, this was a first round match.
Isner will now face Thiemo de Bakker, the 49th ranked player in the world. While it no doubt would be fun if Isner now made a bit of a run after winning this match, methinks he goes down to the Dutchman tomorrow.
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