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Celebration Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-23-10 03:28 PM
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Anyone watching tennis?
I had to do a play by play for a friend who doesn't have ESPN 3. Is this a symptom of all the astrological craziness now?

http://www.mercurynews.com/top-stories/ci_15358426?nclick_check=1

Epic at Wimbleton.........Match will go into third day.

A Wimbledon contest locked in an epic fifth-set battle has become the longest match in tennis history — and it's not over yet.

The first-round match between American John Isner and France's Nicolas Mahut, approaching 10 hours total and almost seven for the day, was suspended for the evening at 9 p.m. The fifth set stood at 59-59. A third day of play will begin tomorrow."

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I Have A Dream Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-26-10 11:08 AM
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1. Is it over yet?!!!
:rofl:

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elleng Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-26-10 11:41 AM
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2. Yes, it is!
NEW match on now! Nadal v. P>>>> something.
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Celebration Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-26-10 12:53 PM
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3. Isner finally won it!!
This match got a lot of media attention-- all kinds of stories about how much our national debt went up during the match and stuff like that. After winning the first round match in a record breaker, he lost the second one really quickly-- he was exhausted.

Isner said he had no idea what was going on by the time the match was suspended due to bad light at 59-59 after seven hours on court Wednesday.

“I was completely delirious. I wanted to keep on playing, which I don't know why, because he was the fresher one. Even though it was dark and no-one could see, I wanted a final verdict, win or lose.

He said his compatriot Andy Roddick turned up in the locker room with armfuls of pizza, chicken and mashed potatoes to pump some carbohydrates back into him.

Isner only managed four hours' sleep; perhaps that made the difference, as Mahut only managed three.


A friend of mine that is really into tennis had her picture taken with Isner months ago. She uses it as her profile picture on Facebook (really cherishes it).

This match was truly epic for the tennis world, and the sports world in general. So, I was wondering if all the planet oppositions came into play.
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