10 OF THE BEST AND LONGEST MATCHES
SOUTH AFRICAN Kevin Anderson won the secondlongest match in Wimbledon history in an epic encounter against American John Isner to reach the men’s final.
Throughout the decades in tennis there have been some epic long matches. Here are 10 of the best: Novak Djokovic beats Rafael Nadal 2012 (5H 53M) – The 2012 Australian Open BY TED TRACEY Final saw Djokovic face a hardened opponent in Rafael Nadal. Once the duel reached a tiebreak in the fourth set (Nadal leading 2-1), many wondered if Novak could come back. Oh, he came back!
Radek Stepanek beats Ivo Karlovic 2009 (5H 59M) – The majority of spots on this list feature matches that occurred in the Davis Cup. This is the first of many, as the feisty Czech Stepanek outlasted Croatia’s Ivo Karlovic in an affair that lasted a sliver under six hours, taking the fifth set, 16-14.
Horst Skoff beats Mats Wilander 1989 (6H 4M) – Skoff and Wilander battled until Skoff got the better of the Swede two times in a row, sealing his 9-7 victory in the fifth set of the Davis Cup Quarter-final.
Lucas Arnold Ker & David Nalbandian beats Yevgeny Kafelnikov & Marat Safin 2002 (6H 20M) – In the first Doubles match to appear on this list, Argentinean partners Ker and Nalbandian got the best of Russia’s Kafelnikov and Safin in a match that lasted a lot longer than anyone anticipated. It took 36 games