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And that marathon tennis match at Wimbledon. It’s over. From CBS News world headquarters in New York. That marathon match at Wimbledon finally ended today, but not before just about every record was smashed. In London, there’s got to be a run on Bengay타박상크림 멘소래담.
not for the players, but for the fans who followed the ball back and forth, back and forth for more than 11 hours. Mark Phillips, your serve!
Normally it’s lonely walk to one of Wimbledon’s outside courts. Not this time. Normally little notice is paid to these early round matches. Not this time. This time the whole world was watching as every time John Isner and Nicolas Mahut hit the ball, they set a new record. They had already played for 10 hours over two days when they took the court for this last session. Tied 59-59 in the final set, when they started, the clock ticked on.
Isner, the massive lumbering 느릿느릿 움직이는 6 foot 9 American, Mahut, the live resilient탄력있는 never say die French man. Even their coaches couldn’t figure out how they were doing it. Former champions left the main court matches to watch this one. It was like running three marathons like pitching a triple header 3연속 시합 until as much in relief as triumph. 70-68 in the final set. The hug was a gesture of sportsmanship or perhaps to keep from falling over.
The records followed the bouncing ball. Longest match, 11 hours 5 minutes. Longest set, 8 hours 11 minutes. Most games in a match, 183. Most games in a set, 138. Most aces 215 between them. How long was it? In the time, it took to play this match 3.2 million gallons of oil spilled into the Gulf of Mexico.
Never say, never especially in sports, but this record in fact, these records seem pretty safe.
There’s been talk about changing the rules, but why do that when you can get this kind of publicity this early in a tournament from two guys who are this unknown until now. Mark Phillips, CBS News, Wimbledon.