Wimbledon Running Thread. *Updated--Isner wins 70-68 in 5th*

Re: Wimbledon Running Thread. *Updated--Isner-Mahut in crazy 5th set*

Isner is 6'9" 240 lbs. That's an awfully large body to be carrying through the longest match in history. He's gotta be feeling it a lot more than Mahut.

 

Re: Wimbledon Running Thread. *Updated--Isner-Mahut in crazy 5th set*

Isner's making no attempt to hide the strain. Mahut, meanwhile, is serving up aces, though Isner just hit a nice baseline shot to even the 110th FUCKING GAME at 15.

 

Re: Wimbledon Running Thread. *Updated--Isner-Mahut in crazy 5th set*

Seriously. I'm incapable of doing anything until this match is over.

 

Re: Wimbledon Running Thread. *Updated--Isner-Mahut in crazy 5th set*

All tied at 55. Isner looks like the more beaten player. The only hope of this match ending is Mahut breaking.

 

Re: Wimbledon Running Thread. *Updated--Isner-Mahut in crazy 5th set*

It's on ESPN3.com
http://espn.go.com/espn3/player?id=6283&league=Wimbledon#

55-55.
This is almost self-perpetuating at this point. Both guys are so exhausted that any misdirection or cross-court shot turns into a winner. Barring some miraculous opening, both of them have to be hoping to last until it gets dark and come back with some sort of legs tomorrow. I think they just said there's about 15 minutes of light left.

 

Re: Wimbledon Running Thread. *Updated--Isner-Mahut in crazy 5th set*

Screw that, I want 100-100.

 

Re: Wimbledon Running Thread. *Updated--Isner-Mahut in crazy 5th set*

Or nuclear war.

 

Re: Wimbledon Running Thread. *Updated--Isner-Mahut in crazy 5th set*

Yeah, as soon as I said Isner looks more beaten, it's easily 56-55.

 

Re: Wimbledon Running Thread. *Updated--Isner-Mahut in crazy 5th set*

Mahut's serve still looks like it's coming out of a Howitzer.

 

Re: Wimbledon Running Thread. *Updated--Isner-Mahut in crazy 5th set*

Man, Isner barely ran for that drop shot. At this point, if either of these guys have to run more than five steps, they're toast.

 

Re: Wimbledon Running Thread. *Updated--Isner-Mahut in crazy 5th set*

I've never seen a Frenchman hold out this long in battle.

 

Re: Wimbledon Running Thread. *Updated--Isner-Mahut in crazy 5th set*

I don't know if it's been mentioned, but is ESPN dropping the ball by not showing this on ESPN or ESPN2? This is a historic match. This will be talked about forever, much more than the Australia-Serbia World Cup match.