Official certificates on their way to John Isner and Nicolas Mahut from Guinness World Records™ after multiple-records broken at 2010 Wimbledon Championships
London, UK – Guinness WorldRecords
officially recognises John Isner, USA and Nicolas Mahut of France, as record-breaking tennis players after an epic match at Wimbledon, which saw no less than 12 new records achieved by the pair. The match which started on Tuesday afternoon finished Thursday afternoon at 5pm will see Isner and Mahut receive recognition from the world’s largest authority on record-breaking achievement.
Craig Glenday, Guinness World Records’ Editor-in-Chief, said of the record-breaking set, “What an incredible match – this unprecedented achievement is a testament to the amazing strength and endurance of these two players. To set a record such as this is a rare thing, but to do so under the pressure of a major tournament and millions of viewers is awe-inspiring. We have kept a close eye on events as they unfolded today.”
Guinness World Records has official confirmed the following records:
Longest match in professional tennis
Longest match in a Grand Slam competition
Longest match at Wimbledon
Most games played in a professional tennis match
Most games in a Grand Slam match
Most games played during a Wimbledon match
Most aces served by an individual player in a professional tennis match
Most aces served by an individual player in a Grand Slam match
Most aces by an individual player served at a Wimbledon match
Most games in a set in professional tennis
Most games in a set in a Grand Slam competition
Most games in a set at Wimbledon
