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

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

I can't believe this is still going. I saw it at lunch when it had reached 38-38. Figured done by now certainly. Must be well over 8 hours now.

 

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

There are players waiting to start a match after this one.

Scoreboards have given out.

50-49 Isner.

 

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

I really hope it goes to day 3. That's be awesome.

They just said this SET would be the longest MATCH in the history of the tournament.

 

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

They broke the scoreboard?

 

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

And the French guy *still* hasn't surrendered.

 

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

I don't know if the scoreboard is battery powered, solar powered, or if the digits don't go above 47, but it isn't working anymore. It cut off at 47-47.

50-50.

Ho. Lee. Sheet.

 

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

Can someone explain to me the All-England Club's rationale for not allowing fifth sets to go to tiebreaks? This is absolutely ludicrous - bad for the players, bad for the court, probably going to eff up the schedule at least a little bit. This is an opening round match and while I acknowledge that the odds of this kind of thing ever happening again are about a million to one, there's no reason it ever should have occurred in the first place.

 

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

Mahut on precipice of breaking serve. Then he doesn't.

 

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

Eh, I like it. Like in last year's final, between Fed and Roddick. Go out and win it the old fashioned way.

 

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

I might actually sit down and watch the entire fifth set if it runs on ESPN Classic (or would they make you change channels four times?).

 

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

This sport needs stoppage time.

 

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

Little known Wimbledon rule:
If this reaches 100-100, the winner will be decided with a game of Hungry, Hungry Hippos.