Even the scoreboard couldn’t keep up.
The electronic sign keeping track courtside as the points passed and the game totals rose went blank while 23rd-seeded John Isner of Tampa and qualifier Nicolas Mahut of France played — and played and played — the longest match in tennis history.
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Nicolas Mahut of France returns a shot.
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Spectators watch play between US John Isner and France’s Nicolas Mahut on a giant screen during the Wimbledon Tennis Championships.
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France’s Nicolas Mahut, left, and US John Isner, center, speak to an official as play is suspended because of darkness at 59-59 in the fifth set last night at Wimbledon.
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France’s Nicolas Mahut reacts during his match against John Isner.
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US John Isner gestures during play against France’s Nicolas Mahut .
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Crowds cheer as Nicolas Mahut and John Isner’s match is stalled at 59 – 59 in the last set on Day Three of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships.
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Nicolas Mahut of France reacts during his first round match against John Isner.
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John Isner reacts during his first round match against Nicolas Mahut of France.
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