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August 16

Tennis

What is the longest ever Tennis game by time? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 109.65.2.54 (talk) 19:50, 16 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

That will probably be Isner–Mahut match at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships. MarnetteD|Talk 19:53, 16 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

"...will probably be" ? Is it still ongoing ? :-) StuRat (talk) 21:25, 16 August 2015 (UTC) [reply]

I think it is StuRat. At least in my memory :-) - I was hedging my bets in case the IP wanted info on a match that did not have breaks between play. I am not sure which one fits that criteria but the 1980 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles final will always be one of the most memorable matches for me. MarnetteD|Talk 21:33, 16 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Although, the questioner did not ask about the longest match, but rather the longest game. Records for such are probably incomplete, but many consider it to be a game in the 1975 Surrey Grass Court Championships. Anthony Fawcett and Keith Glass played a game in the second set that had 37 deuces.* Fawcett eventually won, 8-9, 6-3, 6-2.^† → Michael J Ⓣ Ⓒ Ⓜ 02:03, 17 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

* "26 May 1975: The longest-ever game of tennis" by Keith Glass

^† "A Deuce of an Effort" in Tennis's Strangest Games by Peter Seddon (1975)

I indeed needed information about the longest GAME and not MATCH. Thanks for that. Is it also the longest tennis game by duration or only by score? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.218.12.100 (talk) 13:02, 17 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

As the sources listed above note, this match is believed to be the longest, but time of games within a match is a statistic that is not typically recorded. → Michael J Ⓣ Ⓒ Ⓜ 23:58, 17 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

26 May, 1975 Keith Glass-Tony Fawcett claims to be the longest ever game with 37 deuces. It was at the Surrey grass-court championships at Surbiton, and Wikipedia has no information on the tournament or either player. But there's at least a lead for you. --Jayron 32 12:06, 18 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]